Mycenaean Tholos tomb entrance.

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Mycenaean or tholos, or beehive, tomb entrance at Mycenae c. 1350 - 1250 BC. Nine such plundered tombs have been discovered at Mycenae, all outside the city's fortifications. In Mycenaean times, the bodies of royals were placed in the center of the tomb along with precious grave goods, and after the funerary ceremonies, the mouth of the tomb, or stomion, was closed with a wall of stones, the blocking wall, which separated the interior of the tomb from the exterior entryway, the dromos. When it came time for another funeral, the stomion was removed, the remains of the previous burial were swept to the side and the accompanying grave goods were recycled.

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