Grave Circle A

Impressive Royal tombs in ancient Myceane

Grave Circle A is located inside the citadel walls, southeast of the main gate. In the sixteenth century BC, it was used as the royal cemetery for Mycenaean monarchs. In addition to devotional objects, jewels, women's accessories, exquisitely crafted weaponry, and several golden masks that show Egyptian influence, valuable funeral gifts have also been discovered here. One of these masks was identified by Schliemann himself as belonging to Agamemnon, but it was subsequently established that the mask really belonged to a king who lived three centuries prior to the purported time of the mythical Agamemnon. The majority of the golden burial presents on display at the Archaeological Museum of Athens today originated from these tombs.

Grave Circle B: An older era is represented by Grave Circle B. Located outside the main entrance, it is a complex of fourteen shaft burials from the sixteenth century BC. Important objects, including swords and golden utensils, were discovered inside the tombs.