Stone slab

The burial chamber, with variable shapes (e.g. rectangular, polygonal, oval, circular) can also be preceded by an anteroom.

[5] From prehistoric times there have been examples of graves covered with a stone slab, in its natural state or carved.

An instance is the slab in the tomb of King Pere el Gran of Aragon, which weighs 900 kg.

Some also have epitaphs: in praise (eulogies); citations of religious texts, such as "Requiescat in pace"; sentiments or quotations.

[9] A pyramidal or "hipped" stone slab, sometimes surmounting another base or fuller sarcophagus is a design seen across all continents as most organic debris will fall off of this and overgrowth from moss, grass and akin lowest-level plants.