Glossary · D
Dolmen
Also called dolmens, portal tomb, cromlech
A megalithic tomb chamber of upright slabs (orthostats) roofed by one or more capstones, originally buried under a mound of earth or stones.
Where it appears in the book
In the chapters Post and Lintel, The Ancient World.
A feature of Prehistoric and Megalithic architecture.
Nearby in the glossary
Diastyle · Die · Diminution · Dipteral · Dom-ino · Dome · Domus · Doric