Beehive tomb
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A beehive tomb, also known as a tholos tomb, is a burial structure characterized by its false dome created by corbelling, the superposition of successively smaller rings of mudbricks or, more often, s
Cross section of Treasury of Atreus, a beehive tomb at Mycenae
Dromos entrance to the Treasury of Atreus
The Lion Tholos Tomb at Mycenae. Of note are the ashlar stomion (of conglomerate) and dromos while the chamber itself remains made of smaller stones, placing the tomb in Wace's second group
Tholos of the Nuraghe Arrubiu
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A dome is an architectural element similar to the hollow upper half of a sphere. There is significant overlap with the term cupola, which may also refer to a dome or a structure on top of a dome. The
Beehive tomb
…from Greek: θολωτός τάφος, romanized: tholotós táphos, θολωτοί τάφοι tholotoi táphoi, "domed tomb(s)"), is a burial structure characterized by its false dome created by corbelling, the superposition of successively smaller rings of mudbricks or, more often, stones. The resulting structure resembles a beehive…
Comparison of a generic "true" arch (left) and a corbel arch (right)
Dome of the Church of the Assumption in Carcaixent
Mosque of Dinguiraye, Guinea, ca. 1900