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TOMBE COUPOLE [1 record]

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Record 1 2015-02-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archaeology
CONT

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Archéologie
CONT

[...] «tombe à coupole» ou «tombe à tholos». Ce type de sépulture est très répandu dans tout le monde mycénien [...] Ces édifices sont composés d'une coupole en encorbellement à section ogivale qui ne peut se maintenir que si elle est recouverte d'une masse de terre qui fait poids et empêche sa dislocation. Quand l'érosion vient à bout de cet apport de terre, la coupole s'écroule.

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