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Drakenstein urn
[Ar].
[Ar].
Type of middle/late Bronze Age ceramic vessel found in the Low Countries. The pots are barrel-shaped with impressed cordon decoration on the upper part of the body and occasionally with zig-zag decoration. The shape and decoration of these vessels suggest some contact with the
DEVEREL–RIMBURY WARES
of southern England. See also
HILVERSUM URNS
.
DEVEREL–RIMBURY WARES
of southern England. See also
HILVERSUM URNS
.
dreaming track
(songline)
[De].
(songline)
[De].
A route taken by a
DREAMING
or ancestral being, along which a series of events occurred which are part of Australian Aboriginal oral tradition and are marked by a series of sites and associated songs and stories.
DREAMING
or ancestral being, along which a series of events occurred which are part of Australian Aboriginal oral tradition and are marked by a series of sites and associated songs and stories.
dreamtime
(dreaming)
[De].
(dreaming)
[De].
The ancestral past and the era of creation that existed before human beings and yet which also extends into the present, according to Australian Aboriginal beliefs. The time when ancestral beings, some human and some animal, travelled the country creating the form of the landscape and initiating the patterns and cycles of life.
Dressel form
[De].
[De].
A system for classifying the shape of ceramic amphorae developed by H. Dressel (1845–1920) which was published in 1899. The system is still in use, although continually being expanded as new varieties are found. See
AMPHORA
.
AMPHORA
.
dromos
[Co].
[Co].
The long horizontal passage, bordered by stone walls, cut into a small hill and giving access to a
THOLOS
, or beehive tomb, in Mycenaean Greece.
THOLOS
, or beehive tomb, in Mycenaean Greece.
drove road
(droveway)
[MC].
(droveway)
[MC].
Long-distance routeway, not maintained, used for herding cattle to market. Not subject to tolls.
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