English Dictionary

cist

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈsɪst/

名詞

(archaeology) A crypt cut into rock, chalk, or a tree trunk, especially a coffin formed by placing stone slabs on edge and topping them with a horizontal slab or slabs.

日本語の意味

考古学において、岩、チョーク（石灰岩）、または木の幹を利用して彫り抜いた墓室、特に石板を縦に配置し、その上に水平な石板を載せて構成された簡易な石棺としての構造。

During the excavation, the team uncovered a neatly constructed cist containing pottery fragments and human remains.

発掘中、チームは陶器の破片や人骨が入った、きれいに作られた石棺を発見しました。

意味（1）

(archaeology) A crypt cut into rock, chalk, or a tree trunk, especially a coffin formed by placing stone slabs on edge and topping them with a horizontal slab or slabs.

A central stone slab cist containing the burial was surrounded by a circles of stones placed on edge, probably to represent the round house in which the deceased had lived.

cists （ plural ）