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What is a catacomb A support device for a large wall A sacred burial tomb A religious sculpture?
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What was a mass grave called in rome?
The term is catacomb, but only for underground burial niches. Catacombs usually had their coffins or urns in carved niches in the wall. The mass graves that most Romans used was a "columbarium" .It was a building with rows of niches in the walls where the funeral urns were put. The poor or members of the trade guilds paid a certain fee during their lifetimes for their proper burial in one of these columbaria. A family mausoleum could also be considered a mass grave.
How did religious beliefs effect Egyptian burial practices?
egyptains always wanted to let their ancestors go into the afterlife so the put valubles into their tombs
What purpose did the Hopewell's mounds?
for burial mounds and for burial homes
What are are tombs with burial chambers?
Mausoleums are toms with burial chambers
Were there funeral dinners after the burial in Ancient Egypt?
the burial? there was more than one burial in ancient egypt, and there were some funeral dinners depending on who was buried
What is a 1st century christian burial called?
A catacomb
An underground tomb or burial place starting with cat?
An underground tomb or burial place beginning with cat is catacomb/s.
Another name for a burial chamber?
Some synonyms for burial chamber include coffin, crypt, and grave. Other examples include tomb, mausoleum, and catacomb. Burial chamber is a noun.
Catacomb in a sentence?
Catacombs are human-made underground caves built for the purposes of religious practices. An example of a sentence using the word would be: On their trip to Egypt, they hoped to explore the catacombs.
What is the Catacomb?
You meant "what are catacombs?" Catacombs are underground cemeteries. Mostly it contains neatly piled bones and skulls lining the walls. There is one in France where it was rumored that they threw Marie Antoinette's corpse after she was executed.
Subterranean burial chambers of early christians?
Early Christians often used underground catacombs as burial chambers due to persecution and limited space in cities. These catacombs contained tombs with inscriptions and artwork, and were used for religious gatherings in times of persecution. The catacombs served as important places of worship and remembrance for early Christians.
What is an underground gallery for burial called?
Catacombs are underground galleries used for burials.
What has the author Alfred George Marten written?
Alfred George Marten has written: 'The burial question' -- subject(s): Burial, Religious aspects, Burial laws
What to do on damaged religious items?
If religious items are damaged beyond repair, they should be disposed of by reverent burial.
How was the roof of the burial chamber support?
stone slabs
What religious ceremonies and gods and goddesses were associated with Egyptian burial and death?
you biych
What religious ceremonies and gods goddesses were associated with Egyptian death and burial?
you biych
