ancient tombs
Pharaohs' final homes
Ancient tombs are burial structures from past civilizations, typically substantial constructions meant to house the dead and their possessions for eternity.
The phrase evokes archaeological sites—Egyptian pyramids, Chinese mausoleums, Roman catacombs—and the mysteries they contain: Explorers discovered ancient tombs filled with gold artifacts.
In fiction, ancient tombs are settings for adventure and supernatural danger.
- necropolisAncient cemetery complex
- burialPlacing deceased underground
- pyramidPointed polyhedral solid
- mausoleumMonumental building for interment
- cryptSubterranean burial vault
dolmen · cairn · sepulcher · resting place · sacred ground · ossuary · sarcophagus · grave goods · tumulus · columbarium · Great Pyramid of Giza · cenotaph · lost civilization · burial chambers · offerings · hidden treasure · archaeological sites · Valley of the Kings
- Asian PrehistoryPaleolithic, Bronze Age, Chalcolithic, hunter-gatherers, stone tools
- game environmentsdungeons, arenas, mazes, open worlds, labyrinths
- ancient sitesPompeii, Stonehenge, pyramids, Colosseum, Giza
- hidden treasuresgold nugget, treasure chest, buried treasure, diamond, gemstone
- antiquitiesamphorae, bronze swords, bronze tools, antiquities, grave goods
- archaeologyexcavation, dig site, archaeologist, dig, archaeological digs
ancient tombsunmarked graves
Burial sites without identification
potter's fields · mass graves · sea burials · sky burials · green burials
ancient tombsmaternity wards
Hospital areas for childbirth
birthing centers · nurseries · cradles · ancestral homelands · wedding chapels