ancient burial

collocation in English

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ancient
adjective
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/ˈeɪn.ʃənt/us
/ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
of or from a long time ago, having lasted for a very ...
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burial
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈber.i.əl/us
/ˈber.i.əl/
the act of putting a dead body into the ground, or the ceremony connected ...
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(Definition ofancientandburialfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The bones are of a young adult and are believed to be part of anancientburialsite.
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There are also importantancientburialsites throughout the area, including on the grounds of the property.
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Their origin is unknown though they may beancientburialgrounds dating back as far as three thousand years.
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There is also anancientburialsite on the island.
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A descendant of the traditional landowners argued that construction desecrated anancientburialground, disturbing skeletons in the construction of turbine number four.
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These monograms can often be found asancientburialinscriptions.
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In the first lake, remains of anancientburialsite were found and in the other two lakes pottery was found.
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One arm of the church is anancientburialvault.
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Federal anthropologists also ruled out the possibility of the site's being anancientburialground.
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The summit contains a very large shelter cairn hollowed out from the remains of anancientburialcairn.
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It is kept in anancientburialground and is heavily guarded by powerful representatives of both sides.
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This site was a forested hilltop with an open clearing around a drumlin-like landform believed to be anancientburialground.
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Some are no longer in use or are used primarily by families withancientburialrights.
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Maesglas is said to have anancientburialground towards the back of the estate next to the children's playground.
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It may have marked anancientburial.
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By that time theseancientburialgrounds were becoming overcrowded, causing the burials to become shallower and the graveyards to be considered as unsanitary health hazards.
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There are manyancientburialsites.
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Of the 161,560 ancient burials identified to date, around two hundred and fifty are so decorated.
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In the monastery complex, there are records of ancient burials from the 4th century, some of which can be seen two of the capitals.
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From their positions, some extended and some in a fetal position, and their condition, covered with a stalactite crust, the skeletons are assumed to be ancient burials.
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