Tag:historic=tomb

historic = tomb
Description
A structure where somebody has been buried. Error creating thumbnail:
Group: historic
Used on these elements
Useful combination
name=* tomb=*
See also
cemetery=grave
Status: approvedError creating thumbnail:
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This tag is for mapping tombs; i.e., built structures, sometimes underground, where people have been buried.

How to map

Place a node in the middle of the tomb or map the outline of the tomb.

Detailed tagging

To add further detail you can use the key tomb=* with the following values:

Tag	Description	Photo
tomb=loculi	File:Tango style Wikipedia Icon no shadow.svgLoculus (architecture)
tomb=tumulus	File:Tango style Wikipedia Icon no shadow.svgTumulus
tomb=rock-cut	File:Tango style Wikipedia Icon no shadow.svgRock-cut tombs
tomb=hypogeum	File:Tango style Wikipedia Icon no shadow.svgHypogeum
tomb=war_grave	A single File:Tango style Wikipedia Icon no shadow.svgwar grave (for a single person or for several people in one place)
tomb=mausoleum	File:Tango style Wikipedia Icon no shadow.svgMausoleum
tomb=columbarium	File:Tango style Wikipedia Icon no shadow.svgColumbarium
tomb=crypt	File:Tango style Wikipedia Icon no shadow.svgCrypt
tomb=pyramid	File:Tango style Wikipedia Icon no shadow.svgPyramid
tomb=sarcophagus	File:Tango style Wikipedia Icon no shadow.svgSarcophagus
tomb=vault	File:Tango style Wikipedia Icon no shadow.svgBurial vault
tomb=turbe	A File:Tango style Wikipedia Icon no shadow.svgturbe is Islamic building enclosing burial chamber or grave (individual or group). Usually domed, can be opened with a columns supporting a roof or enclosed space. In the case of a mausoleum, use tomb=mausoleum with mausoleum=turbe
tomb=table	A table-shaped tomb built above the grave and supported by a series of pillars.
tomb=cenotaph (deprecated)	Do not use this tag because a cenotaph is not a kind of tomb. Use historic=memorial or historic=monument instead.
tomb=tombstone (deprecated)	Do not use this tag because a tombstone is not a kind of tomb. it is a part of a tomb.

This table is a wiki template with a default description in English. Editable here.

See also

• buried:wikidata=* - the buried person
• historic:civilization=* - the culture which has built the grave
• historic=archaeological_site
• historic=cemetery - To map a historic cemetery
• cemetery=grave - a grave is a place dug into the ground for the burial of a corpse.
• Proposed features/tombs - proposal for this tag
• JOSM/Plugins/Tomb Plugin
• man_made=tomb – a tomb without historical value

• OpenStreetMap Grave Finder

Maps

• Open Burial Map: The "All OSM keys" source displays tombs with buried=*, buried:wikidata=* or subject:wikidata=*