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monument Word or Phrase:MORTUARY ENCLOSURE *  
Definition:A subrectangular earthen enclosure defined by a ditch, usually with an internal bank, assumed to have been used for the primary exposure or burial of human remains in the Neolithic period prior to secondary burial elsewhere.
monument Word or Phrase:MORTUARY CHAPEL *  
Definition:A place of worship at the site of a mortuary.
monument Word or Phrase:MORTUARY HOUSE *  
Definition:Timber or stone built structure, traces of which are found within some long and round barrows, in which human remains were interred prior to mound construction.
monument Word or Phrase:MORTUARY *  
Definition:A building or room used for holding, viewing, identifying or examining dead bodies prior to burial or cremation.

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