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A kistvaen or cistvaen is a tomb or burial chamber formed from flat stone slabs in a box-like shape. If set completely underground, it may be covered by a tumulus. The word is derived from the Welsh cist (chest) and maen (stone). The term originated in relation to Celtic structures, typically pre-Christian, but in antiquarian scholarship of the 19th and early 20th centuries it was sometimes applied to similar structures outside the Celtic world.

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  • A kistvaen or cistvaen is a tomb or burial chamber formed from flat stone slabs in a box-like shape. If set completely underground, it may be covered by a tumulus. The word is derived from the Welsh cist (chest) and maen (stone). The term originated in relation to Celtic structures, typically pre-Christian, but in antiquarian scholarship of the 19th and early 20th centuries it was sometimes applied to similar structures outside the Celtic world. One of the most numerous kinds of kistvaen are the Dartmoor kistvaens. These often take the form of small rectangular pits about 3 ft. (0.9 m) long by 2 feet (0.6 m) wide. The kistvaens were usually covered with a mound of earth and surrounded by a circle of small stones. When a body was placed in the kistvaen, it was usually lain in a contracted position. Sometimes however the body was cremated with the ashes placed in a cinerary urn. (en)
  • Un kistvaen o cistvaen es una tumba o tumba de cámara formada por losas de piedra plana en una forma similar a la de una caja. Si se encuentra completamente enterrada en el terreno, puede estar cubierta por un túmulo.​ (es)
  • Una kistvaen o cistvaen è una tomba o tomba a camera formata da pietre piatte che vanno a formare una forma a scatola. Essa è completamente ipogea e può essere coperta da un tumulo. La parola deriva dal gallese cist (cesta) e maen (pietra). Il termine si è originato da analoghe strutture celtiche, tipicamente pre-cristiane, ma il mondo archeologico del XIX e XX secolo le ha ravvicinate a strutture simili del mondo celtico propriamente detto. Una kistvaen a sud di a Dartmoor Il gruppo più numeroso di kistvaen sono le kistvaen di Dartmoor. Queste spesso hanno forma di piccole buche rettangolari di circa 0,9 per 0,6 m. Le kistvaen sono solitamente ricoperte da un monticciolo di terra e circondate da un cerchio di piccole pietre. Quando il corpo veniva sepolto in una kistvaen, solitamente si trovava in posizione fetale. Alcuni corpi venivano cremati e le ceneri venivano poste in un'apposita urna cineraria. (it)
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  • Un kistvaen o cistvaen es una tumba o tumba de cámara formada por losas de piedra plana en una forma similar a la de una caja. Si se encuentra completamente enterrada en el terreno, puede estar cubierta por un túmulo.​ (es)
  • A kistvaen or cistvaen is a tomb or burial chamber formed from flat stone slabs in a box-like shape. If set completely underground, it may be covered by a tumulus. The word is derived from the Welsh cist (chest) and maen (stone). The term originated in relation to Celtic structures, typically pre-Christian, but in antiquarian scholarship of the 19th and early 20th centuries it was sometimes applied to similar structures outside the Celtic world. (en)
  • Una kistvaen o cistvaen è una tomba o tomba a camera formata da pietre piatte che vanno a formare una forma a scatola. Essa è completamente ipogea e può essere coperta da un tumulo. La parola deriva dal gallese cist (cesta) e maen (pietra). Il termine si è originato da analoghe strutture celtiche, tipicamente pre-cristiane, ma il mondo archeologico del XIX e XX secolo le ha ravvicinate a strutture simili del mondo celtico propriamente detto. Una kistvaen a sud di a Dartmoor (it)
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