The Lefkaritis Tomb is a hypogeum —a type of tomb—in Larnaca , Cyprus .
4-552: It was discovered in 1998 in an "un-looted chamber that had been sealed nearly 2800 years ago" in the city-kingdom of Kition . (This tomb was found within the city walls of Kition , as opposed to the necropolis on the outside.) To create a final report on the archaeological excavations of "two important built tombs , namely the Ikarou Street Tomb and the Lefkaritis Tomb " were the primary reasons for
8-528: The petroleum industry ), hence the name Lefkaritis Tomb . This article relating to archaeology in Europe is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a building or structure in Cyprus is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Burial chamber A chamber tomb is a tomb for burial used in many different cultures . In the case of individual burials,
12-426: The authoring of The Phoenician Period Necropolis of Kition Volume II. (The author participated in the excavations.) The street address where the tomb was unearthed, is Vasileos Konstantinou 27. Among the "few objects found", were "Extraordinary gold ornaments", which were moved to Cyprus Museum for conservation. The tomb was discovered in the vicinity of the residence of Dino Lefkaritis (a known businessman in
16-520: The chamber is thought to signify a higher status for the interred than a simple grave . Built from rock or sometimes wood , the chambers could also serve as places for storage of the dead from one family or social group and were often used over long periods for multiple burials. Most chamber tombs were constructed from large stones or megaliths and covered by cairns , barrows or earth. Some chamber tombs are rock-cut monuments or wooden-chambered tombs covered with earth barrows . Grave goods are
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