Beehive tombs

A beehive tomb, also known as the tholos tomb (plural tholoi), is a burial structure characterised by its false dome created by the superposition of successively smaller rings of mudbricks or, more often, stones. The resulting structure resembles a beehive and hence the traditional English name.

World Heritage Sites connected to 'Beehive tombs':

  • Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns Mycenae: 4 tholos including the Treasury of Atreus
  • Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn
  • Choirokoitia Used as homes
  • Su Nuraxi di Barumini
  • Thracian tomb of Kazanlak