Chamber tomb
A chamber tomb is a place for multiple burials used in many different cultures. Built from stone, they served as places for storage of the dead and were used over long periods. There are numerous terms for them depending on the period and region in question. Most were built from large stones or megaliths and covered by cairns or barrows but the term is also applied to tombs cut directly into rock.
In Europe they are known by the generic term of megalithic tombs. They are often distinguished by the layout of their chambers and entrances of the shape and material of the structure that usually covered them, either an earth barrow or stone cairn. A wide variety of local types has been identified, and some designs appear to have influenced others.
Some types and examples are:
General terms:
