Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
boulder burial
Japanese translation:
岩葬
Nov 7, 2008 00:54
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English term
boulder burial
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Definition from
megalithomania:
Boulder burials are very simple, yet striking monuments. As the name suggest they are simply burials beneath a large boulder. The burials contained within are mainly single and set in a small kist like chamber made from smaller stones. Boulder burials can be found on their own or within or around stone circles. The boulders often bear cup marks and were often picked for their curiously attractive shape or rock patterns.
Example sentences:
The fourth tomb we visited on our mini tour was a boulder burial, A massive glacial erratic has been raised up and held in position with chocking stones and a burial chamber carved out of the limestone. (megalithicireland.com)
Stone circles are generally regarded as ceremonial or ritual sites. The stone circle at Dromagorteen, known as the Judge and Jury, consists of thirteen stones with a central boulder burial. (Bonane)
Some of the circles have a boulder burial within them. Boulder burials are very simple in plan and are just what they describe, a burial, usually cremated, with a large boulder marking the spot. (ballybegvillage.com)
Proposed translations
(Japanese)
| 3 +2 | 岩葬 |
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岩葬
I could only find the explanation in Chinese website, so I translated main points there.
Definition from
own experience or research:
岩葬とは、中国の少数民族（Yi and Zhuang ）に伝わる弔い方法のひとつ。<br /><br />岩棺葬、崖葬、幽崖葬、崖洞葬など、具体的な形式による岩葬があり、それにまつわる言葉も崖墓、崖穴墓、架壑船、横穴墓など数多くある。<br /><br />中国南部では広大な地域にわたって岩葬が行なわれており、地域によってさまざまな岩葬の形式がある。 近代の文明開化によりその多くは廃れてしまったが、古代における死体の保存方法であろうといわれる。<br /><br />中国古代において、死人の魂を送るために鉄製の棺に入れて海底に沈める船葬であったり、死体は火葬したり埋葬したりといういろんな形式があった。岩葬は漢（ハン）族の一部に伝わる岩の穴の中に放置、あるいは棺に入れて土葬にする方法といわれる。
Example sentences:
岩葬是我国彝族和壮族等少数民族一种葬俗。岩葬在我们中国南方分布的地域十分广阔，延续的时间也很长。因而在不同的地区和不同的时代，这些岩葬的安葬场所、它们的形制、它们的丧葬礼仪习俗、以及使用这些葬俗的民族集团本身的文化都存在着很大的差别，并形成了种类纷繁、形形色色的岩葬。由于年代的久远，许多使用岩葬的民族相继离开了他们原来聚居的地区，有的民族更是从历史的舞台上消失了。所以这些千年的古迹更令人感到扑朔迷离、神秘莫测。 【特点】 岩葬的共同之处是用山岩来处理尸体，最主要的特点是最终将尸体葬在悬崖峭壁之上或葬人洞穴岩腹之中，山岩是放置尸体的场所，山岩是死者的归宿。 【研究】 对于岩葬从古至今人们在对它们进行锲而不舍的孜孜探索中，也是各执已见，看法纷纭，而对于这种葬俗的命名也是多种多样，不下二三十种。在古代，有将它们称为“棺”的，例如悬棺、沉香棺、铁棺等等；有将它们称为“船”的，例如架壑船、仙船、龙船、敝艇等等；有将它们称为“函”的，例如仙骨函、仙函等等；有将它们称为“葬”的，例如仙人葬、鬼葬山、葬堂等等；也有将它们称为“洞”的，例如蛮子洞、蛮洞、僚洞等等；还有将它们称为兵书匣、风箱、亲家殿的…”等等。到了近现代，学者们在对这类葬俗进行研究讨论时也采用了各种不同的命名，例如悬棺葬、岩棺葬、崖葬、崖棺葬、幽崖葬、崖洞葬、崖墓、崖穴墓、崔圹、岩洞葬、架壑船、横穴墓等等。 (岩葬)
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