A corbelled tomb is a generic term given to burial
tomb
A tomb ( grc-gre, τύμβος ''tumbos'') is a :wikt:repository, repository for the remains of the dead. It is generally any structurally enclosed interment space or burial chamber, of varying sizes. Placing a corpse into a tomb can be ...
s with
corbel
In architecture, a corbel is a structural piece of stone, wood or metal jutting from a wall to carry a superincumbent weight, a type of bracket. A corbel is a solid piece of material in the wall, whereas a console is a piece applied to the s ...
led roofs rather than simple slabs, which generally denote an earlier type of construction.
In Europe they include the
Mycenean tholos tomb type.
Burial monuments and structures
Archaeology of death
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