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"Marker" - Any non-tomb mortuary structure which marks a below-grade burial, but does not contain an interment and whose form is often sculptural.

Compound Marker: A multiple element marker.



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Table: A horizontal tablet supported by individual uprights, often in the form of a table.

    Basal: A horizontal tablet supported by a low solid wall base. (Resembles a platform tomb but does not house a burial within the structure.)

    Pyramid: A freestanding architectural form with four adjacent triangular walls that meet at a common apex and rest on a quadrilateral base.

    Die: Tomb with a prominent die, or middle portion of a pedestal between a base and the surbase, also called a dado.

    Pedestal: Any combination of column, obelisk, urn, or sculpture surmounting a pedestal or pedestal-base.

    Column: A full or truncated single pillar standing alone as a monument.

    Obelisk: A monumental, four-sided stone shaft, usually monolithic and tapering to a pyramidal tip.

    Other: Any architectural or sculptural combination.

Compound Markers (left to right): Table, Basal, Pyramid

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