- A
beehive tomb, also
known as a
tholos tomb (plural
tholoi; from Gr****: θολωτός τάφος, romanized: tholotós táphos, θολωτοί τάφοι
tholotoi táphoi, "domed...
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tholoi were
constructed around the
Kalkani necropolis,
which had
previously been used for the
earliest chamber tombs. The Lion and
Aegisthus tholoi,...
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transitional features between the
architectural style of the
oldest and
later tholoi at Mycenae, such as the
incorporation of
ashlar masonry into the dromos...
- have come to
define the Gr**** bath. Some of the
prominent elements include tholoi, hip
baths and
other types of
baths and pools, and
heating and
water systems...
- A
tholos (from
Ancient Gr**** θόλος (thólos) 'conical roof, dome'; pl.
tholoi; Latin: tholus; pl. tholi) is a form of
building that was
widely used in the...
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Palace Period,
Minoan burial was
dominated by two forms:
circular tombs (
tholoi) in
southern Crete and
house tombs in the
north and the east. However, much...
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Epano Phournos, and the Tomb of
Aegisthus – are
dated to LHIIA.
Burial in
tholoi is seen as
replacing burial in
shaft graves. The care
taken to preserve...
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domical mountain or hill. The word is from the Gr**** θόλος,
tholos (pl.
tholoi),
which means a
circular building with a
conical or
vaulted roof. The Romans...
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Hedges Ltd. and Archaeopress. ISBN 978-1-84-171170-6. Pelon,
Olivier (1976).
Tholoi,
Tumuli et
Cercles Funéraires. Paris:
Diffusion de Boccard. ISBN 9782869583702...
- by
Michael Ventris. The
Mycenaeans buried their nobles in
beehive tombs (
tholoi),
large circular burial chambers with a high-vaulted roof and
straight entry...
