family tomb
Shared burial chamber
A family tomb is a burial structure designed to hold the remains of multiple members of the same family across generations.
Unlike individual graves, family tombs are built for repeated use—bodies or urns are added as family members die.
They range from underground vaults to elaborate above-ground mausoleums: The Medicis built a magnificent family tomb in Florence.
Family tombs reflect traditions of ancestral continuity and are particularly prominent in cultures that emphasize lineage and family honor.
- mausoleumMonumental building for interment
- cryptSubterranean burial vault
- vaultSecure storage chamber
- burialPlacing deceased underground
- ancestorsThose from whom one descends
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- funeral customsburial, funeral, cremation, funeral procession, casket
- ancestral heritageancestors, grandparents, relatives, cousins, heirlooms
- burial sitesgrave, crypt, crypts, burial mound, burial ground
- tombsburial vault, burial chamber, mausoleum, graves, sepulcher
- Japanese funeralsBuddhist funeral, cremation, wake, funeral, crematorium
family tombunmarked grave
Burial site without identification
potter's field · mass grave · sea burial · sky burial · natural burial
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