Underground or enclosed chambers where dead bodies are placed for burial, often made of stone.
From Greek 'tymbos' meaning 'burial mound' or 'grave,' which entered English through Old French 'tombe.' The word originally referred to earthen mounds, later extended to any burial structure.
The Egyptian pyramids are essentially the world's most famous tombs, and they're so well-built that archaeologists can still read names carved inside after 4,500 years—making tombs perhaps the ultimate time capsules!
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