Megalithic tombs

Japanese: 巨石墓 - きょせきぼ
Megalithic tombs

...They are called collective graves. In the Paleolithic megalithic tomb of Saint Eugène in France, 300 bodies were buried in one chamber. In a Japanese ancient tomb, there is an example of a horizontal stone chamber in which a dozen bodies were buried (Gongenbaru No. 2 Tomb, Ehime Prefecture).

*Some of the terminology used to refer to "megalithic tombs" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…集葬墓collective graveと呼ばれる。フランスの旧石器時代の巨石墓,サン・ユジェーヌSaint Eugèneでは一つの墓室に300体を葬っていた。日本の古墳の横穴式石室には十数体を葬った実例(愛媛県権現原第2号墳)がある。…

※「巨石墓」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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