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**Humanities &amp; Arts Dictionary**

 
Definition

A type of megalithic tomb formed by two or more upright stones (orthostats) supporting a large horizontal capstone, creating a chamber or covered space; typically constructed in prehistoric contexts as a collective or commemorative burial or ritual structure and often later modified or re-used.