Nea Roumata is the archaeological site of an ancient

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tomb near the village of Nea Roumata in Chania regional unit,

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Archaeology

A small Early Minoan I

tholos tomb A beehive tomb, also known as a tholos tomb (plural tholoi; from , ''tholotoi táphoi'', "domed tomb(s)"), is a burial structure characterized by its false dome created by corbelling, the superposition of successively smaller rings of mudb ...

made of river bed rocks was found at Nea Roumata. A single body and two vases were excavated. The tomb is similar to contemporary

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tombs.

References

* Swindale, Ia
"Nea Roumata"
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