the upper levels of the dromoi of Mycenaean tombs. In most parts of the Aegean world, bodies were laid on the floor of the thalamos, sometimes in pits dug into it or a side chamber. At Tanagra in Boeotia, however, it was common to inter the body within a larnax, a practice only otherwise attested on Minoan Crete. It was common for previous burials to be rearranged, relocated and perhaps sometimes removed when a tomb was re-opened for a later internment. The burials of children were often made in small niches in the wall of the dromos. It was common for grave goods to be deposited in chamber tombs: these usually included ceramics, but could vary considerably based on the social status of the deceased. While most of the grave goods in the Aidonia tombs were relatively modest, for example, Tomb 2 at Prosilio in Boeotia included weaponry, gold and faience jewellery, and a signet ring. Fragments of kylikes are routinely found in the dromoi and sometimes thalamoi of tombs, suggesting that libations or drinking may have played a role in the funerary ritual, while it is also common to find animal bones and the remains of food production, either for consumption at the tomb or perhaps as an offering to the dead. After a burial in the thalamos, the stomion would be sealed, often with a dry-stone wall: it is possible that the un-sealing of this barrier for further burials or offerings carried significant ritual significance. Tombs were generally filled with earth shortly after use, and not generally marked above ground: only a few examples of tomb markers are known, though it has been hypothesised that some may have been marked by wooden stelai. It is not uncommon to find evidence of the construction of tombs being abandoned when the builders ran into an existing tomb that was not visible from the surface. Gallery See also Mycenaean shaft tombs Tholoi References Bibliography Archaeology of death Burial monuments and structures Mycenaean tombs