A beehive tomb, also known as a tholos tomb (plural tholoi; from Greek θολωτός τάφος, θολωτοί τάφοι, "domed tombs"), is a burial structure characterized by its false dome created by corbelling, the superposition of successively smaller rings of mudbricks or, more often, stones.

Beehive tombs, also known as Tholos tombs (plural tholoi), are a monumental Late Bronze Age development of the Mycenaean Civilization that eventually replaced the old style of chamber tombs. It was named such after the vaulted dome shape of the main burial chamber that resembles the shape of a beehive.

2017年12月15日 · Lined up dramatically atop a rocky ridge, the Beehive Tombs of Bat, in Oman, are among the most unique ensemble of 4000-5000 year-old burial monuments, towers, and remains of settlement in the Arabian Peninsula. They are a Unesco World Heritage Site.

2016年2月28日 · Over a century ago, archaeologists from the Smithsonian Institute found enigmatic cemeteries filled with beehive-shaped stone tombs in Caldwell County, North Carolina, Sullivan County, Tennessee, and Licking County, Ohio.

2018年5月28日 · With its combination of ancient beauty and mystique, the beehive tombs and the surrounding area are not just remnants of an ancient civilisation: they are a snapshot back in …

Articles relating to beehive tombs (tholoi tombs), burial structures characterized by their false dome created by corbelling, the superposition of successively smaller rings of mudbricks or, more often, stones. The resulting structures resemble a beehive, hence the traditional English name.

2011年11月1日 · More than 100 tombs stand defiantly on the hilltops of northern Oman, all shaped like beehives. Little is known about the tombs, or the culture that constructed them, but …

2015年1月2日 · Some important archaeological finds have been made in the course of recent excavations in Thrace, throwing a completely new light on its relations with Greece. Among the most important are the tholos-tombs or bee-hive tombs (Kuppelgräber) of Mezek.

A type of tomb, shaped like a beehive and built of unmortared stones, associated with the Mycenaean culture in ancient Greece.

The Archaeological Sites of Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn[1] (Arabic: ٱلْمَوَاقِع ٱلْأَثَرِيَّة فِيْ بَات وَٱلْخُطْم وَٱلْعَيْن, romanized: Al-Mawāqiʿ al-Athariyyah fī Bāt wal-Khuṭm wal-ʿAyn) are a group of beehive tombs or necropolis from the Hafit period in the 3rd Millennium BC, located ...