noun
secondary grave; reburial grave
Archaeological term for a grave where bones were reburied after being disinterred and washed, typical of certain prehistoric Japanese burial practices.
この遺跡からは再葬墓が多数見つかっている。
Many secondary graves have been found at this site.
再葬墓は縄文時代の墓制の一つと考えられている。
Secondary graves are considered one of the burial systems of the Jomon period.