Mycenaean tholos tombs

"tholos" tomb located on the Panagitsa Hill at Mycenae, Greece, that dates ca.1250 BC

Vaphio, Vafio or Vapheio is an ancient site in Laconia, Greece, on the right bank of the Eurotas, some south of Sparta. It is famous for its tholos or beehive tomb, excavated in 1889 by Christos Tsountas. This consists of a walled approach, about long, leading to a vaulted chamber some in diameter, in the floor of which the actual grave was cut. The tomb suffered considerable damage in the decades following its excavation. During conservation work in 1962 the walls were restored to a height of about .

beehive tomb in Greece

Archaeological site in Mycenae, Greece