Tombs, Graves and Burial

what is a cist grave?

a grave in the form of a stone-lined pit, dug into the earth and covered up

how were cist graves intended to be used?

as a single use grave but towards the end of the Mycenaen age it was used for multiple people

what is a shaft grave?

a grave in which a deep shaft was dug and a space created at the bottom for a body often re-used for later burials

how were shaft graves built?

they were like a cist grave except it is deeper and larger

what is a tumulus?

burial mound

what is a tholos tomb?

A beehive-shaped tomb built into hillsides during the Bronze Age.

what is a dromos?

a passageway leading to the tholos tomb

what is a chamber tomb?

a tomb dug from rock and earth in which more than one body was buried in a chamber.