Tholos tomb of Minyas

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The Tholos tomb of Minyas is a monumental Mycenaean beehive-shaped burial structure near Orchomenus in Boeotia, Greece, renowned for its impressive architecture and rich archaeological significance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mycenaean tholos tomb
archaeological site
burial monument
approximateDate 13th century BC
14th century BC
architecturalStyle beehive tomb
associatedPeriod Late Helladic period NERFINISHED
belongsTo archaeological landscape of Orchomenus NERFINISHED
category Ancient Greek tombs
Mycenaean archaeology
civilization Mycenaean civilization NERFINISHED
comparableTo Tomb of Clytemnestra NERFINISHED
Treasury of Atreus NERFINISHED
constructionType corbelled vault
country Greece
countrySubdivision Central Greece NERFINISHED
culture Mycenaean NERFINISHED
dedicatedTo legendary king Minyas NERFINISHED
discoveredInCentury 19th century
excavatedBy Heinrich Schliemann NERFINISHED
subsequent Greek archaeologists
function elite burial
royal tomb
hasPart dromos
entrance passage
lintel
relieving triangle
side chamber
tholos chamber
heritageStatus important Mycenaean monument
locatedIn Boeotia NERFINISHED
Greece
Orchomenus NERFINISHED
locatedOn plain of Kopais vicinity
materialUsed stone
namedAfter Minyas NERFINISHED
near ancient city of Orchomenus NERFINISHED
notableFor fine stone masonry
impressive architecture
monumental scale
rich archaeological significance
openToPublic yes
period Late Bronze Age
region Boeotia NERFINISHED
shape beehive-shaped
touristAttraction yes

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Orchomenus hasArchaeologicalSite Tholos tomb of Minyas