hypogeum
Sign in to savethumb|The entrance of a tomb at the Theban Necropolis—TT 353. The entrance was built by the order of Sen-en-Mut, 97.36m long and 41.93m deep thumb|right|3D 3D scanner|laser scan profile of the [[Hypogeum of the Volumnus family]] thumb|right|Tablinum inside Hypogeum of the Volumni, in the northern end of the crypt thumb|right|3D image of Tablinum inside Hypogeum of the Volumni, cut from a 3D scanner|laser scan thumb|right|Entrance of the Three Brothers' hypogeum in Palmyra, Syria thumb|right|250px|Hypogeum of Yarhai, [[Damascus, Syria]] A hypogeum or hypogaeum ( ; plural hypogea or hypogaea; li
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thumb|The entrance of a tomb at the Theban Necropolis—TT 353. The entrance was built by the order of Sen-en-Mut, 97.36m long and 41.93m deep thumb|right|3D 3D scanner|laser scan profile of the [[Hypogeum of the Volumnus family]] thumb|right|Tablinum inside Hypogeum of the Volumni, in the northern end of the crypt thumb|right|3D image of Tablinum inside Hypogeum of the Volumni, cut from a 3D scanner|laser scan thumb|right|Entrance of the Three Brothers' hypogeum in Palmyra, Syria thumb|right|250px|Hypogeum of Yarhai, [[Damascus, Syria]] A hypogeum or hypogaeum ( ; plural hypogea or hypogaea; literally meaning "underground") is an underground temple or tomb.
Hypogea will often contain niches for cremated human remains or loculi for buried remains. Occasionally tombs of this type are referred to as built tombs.
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