Tomb

A tomb (from Greek: τύμβος tumbos) is a repository for the remains of the dead. It is generally any structurally enclosed interment space or burial chamber, of varying sizes.

Overview

The word is used in a broad sense to encompass a number of such types of places of interment or, occasionally, burial, including:

  • Architectural shrines – in Christianity, an architectural shrine above a saint's first place of burial, as opposed to a similar shrine on which stands a reliquary or feretory into which the saint's remains have been transferred
  • Burial vault – a stone or brick-lined underground space for multiple burials, originally vaulted, often privately owned for specific family groups; usually beneath a religious building such as a church or in a churchyard or cemetery
  • Church monument – within a church (or a tomb-style chest in a churchyard) may be a place of interment, but this is unusual; it may more commonly stand over the grave or burial vault rather than containing the actual body and are therefore is not a tomb.
  • Tombs (band)

    Tombs is an experimental metal band from Brooklyn, New York, formed in 2007. Thus far, the group has released three full-length records, Winter Hours, Path of Totality and Savage Gold.

    History

    The group was founded by guitarist/vocalist Mike Hill, bassist Domic Seita and drummer Justin Ennis in 2007. In 2009, the group released their first full-length album, Winter Hours through Relapse Records, and in 2011, released their second full-length album and most recent release, Path of Totality. The album was met with critical acclaim. A song titled "Ashes" was featured in the Decibel Magazine October 2012 issue as a part of its Flexi-Series. On August 29, 2012, another song titled "Heroes", originally by David Bowie, was made available for streaming on Ghettoblaster. According to Mike Hill, the band has half an albums worth of material already written, with the hopes of entering the studio early 2013 to record their next release. Tracking for their third record, Savage Gold, began on November 11, 2013 with producer Erik Rutan at Mana Recording Studios in Florida. On March 27, 2014, the tracklisting, album artwork and release date for Savage Gold were revealed.

    Tombs (surname)

    Tombs is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Francis Tombs, Baron Tombs (born 1924), English industrialist and politician
  • Joseph Harcourt Tombs (1884–1966), English World War I Victoria Cross recipient
  • Tina Tombs (born 1962), Canadian golfer
  • Podcasts:

    PLAYLIST TIME:

    Tombs

    by: Throwdown

    You look at me, you see depraved execration
    You stare a while then look away
    I look at you, I see a slave to convention
    Grieving for another day
    My wars begin with suffering and fire
    And end the same
    Sleep well, for where you lay is where you'll die
    In your grave
    You wanted war, I gave you more then attention
    I saw that fire in your eye
    You wanted more, I'm giving pure insurrection
    At least you can say that you tried
    My wars begin with suffering and fire
    And end the same
    Sleep well, for where you lay is where you'll die
    In your grave




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    The Times of India 24 Mar 2025
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    Hindustan Times 24 Mar 2025
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    Live Mint 23 Mar 2025
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    The Times of India 23 Mar 2025
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    Interesting Engineering 23 Mar 2025
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    Hindustan Times 23 Mar 2025
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    UCC will protect rights of all, Aurangzeb tomb should not be razed: Athawale

    The Times of India 23 Mar 2025
    Dehradun ... He made the remarks on Sunday in Dehradun while attending a review meeting with social welfare department officials. Athawale, said, 'UCC is the need of the hour and it would safeguard the rights of Hindus and Muslims equally.
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    Kosovo ex-president Thaci visits father's tomb after Hague court bars him from attending funeral

    The Sun Chronicle 22 Mar 2025
    PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Hashim Thaci, a former president of Kosovo who is facing war crime charges, was temporarily released from custody at a court based in the Netherlands on Friday to visit the tomb of his father who died ... .
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    Ram Madhav writes: Aurangzeb has a troubling legacy. But it does not lie in his tomb

    Indian Express 22 Mar 2025
    The course of history doesn\u2019t change merely by removing a couple of symbols here and there .
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    The Tribune San Luis Obispo 22 Mar 2025
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    The Hindu 22 Mar 2025
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    News18 22 Mar 2025
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    Aurangzeb Tomb Row: Rift In NDA? Union Minister Says `Demolition Demand Not Right`

    Zeenews 22 Mar 2025
    There is a demand to remove the grave of Aurangzeb in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. I think this cemetery has been there for the last 500-600 years, and it comes under the Archaeological Survey of India, said the minister ... .
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