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unusual facts about burial chamber



Tŷ Canol National Nature Reserve

The volcanic rock of the moor of Carnedd Meibion Owain, the mossy boulders and gnarled oaks of Tŷ Canol Wood and the nearby presence of the Pentre Ifan burial chamber contribute to the reserve's prehistoric atmosphere.


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Hochdorf Chieftain's Grave

The Hochdorf Chieftain's Grave is a richly-furnished Celtic burial chamber dating from 530 BC, Halstatt D. An amateur archaeologist discovered it in 1977 near Hochdorf an der Enz (municipality of Eberdingen) in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Jean-Yves Verd'hurt

In September 2004, he claimed, along with his colleague Gilles Dormion, to have discovered a corridor inside the Great Pyramid of Giza which he believes could lead directly to the burial chamber of Pharaoh Khufu.

Mutnedjmet

Mutnedjmet died soon after Year 13 of her husband's rule in her mid-40s based on a wine-jar docket found in a burial chamber of Horemheb tomb at Saqqara, in Memphis and a statue and other items of hers found here.

Pyramid of Ameny Qemau

The burial chamber comprised from a single colossal block of quartzite similar to those of Amenemhat III and Sekhemre Khutawy Sobekhotep, with receptacles for the sarcophagus and the canopic jars hewn out of the interior of the block.

Pyramid of Merenre

To the right of the antechamber is the burial chamber; to the left is another small room, a Serdab.

Pyramint

Inside, where the burial chamber would have been, was a mint-flavoured fondant.

Royal Tombs of the Koryo Dynasty

Slightly damaged wall murials found in the burial chamber depict 158 dogs, while the ceiling is decorated with constellations including the Big Dipper.

Torre dels Escipions

In the intermediate body are two reliefs of the god of Phrygian Attis deity of death and resurrection, son of Pessinunte and also on the same level there is a burial chamber that housed the furnishings of the deceased; at the base measures 4.40 x 4.70 m.