cist

Examples

• All

• A Bronze Age cist was found on the hillside, containing pottery and human bones.

• The archaeologists carefully opened the ancient cist to examine its contents.

• Many prehistoric burials in Europe used a cist made of large flat stones.

• The archaeologists discovered an ancient cist during their excavation.

• Archaeologists discovered a cist filled with ancient artifacts beneath the old chapel.

• The remains of a warrior were found in a stone cist on the hillside.

• During the excavation, they unearthed several cists containing human bones.

Synonyms

T

tomb

vscist

235 3.0

A large stone building or underground room where people put a dead person

is usually small and simple, a stone-lined grave rather than a monumental structure

S

sarcophagus

vscist

37 9.9

A stone coffin often decorated with carved pictures and writing used in ancient burials

is a stone-lined chamber for remains rather than a carved stone coffin

S

sepulcher

vscist

• Literature

5 9.9

A small stone room where a dead person is buried

is specific to ancient stone-lined graves rather than small stone rooms of any period

B

burial chamber

vscist

4 6.3

A room under the ground that holds a dead body

is stone-lined and used in ancient times rather than a general underground space

K

kist

vscist

• Archaic

9.9

A small stone coffin used for ancient burials

is more general, applying to ancient stone-lined graves beyond just prehistoric small ones

How Big

mausoleum

25 7.5

pit

230 3.6

cist

• Specialized

9.9

Surface Forms

Etymology