| PK | C6584 |
| TITLE | Mycenae: Grave Circle B |
| WGS84 | 37.73073275° N, 22.75480377° E |
| Accuracy | 10 m. |
| LAT/LON | 37.73073275, 22.75480377 |
| LON/LAT | 22.75480377, 37.73073275 |
| DMS | 37° 43' 50.6379" N | , | 22° 45' 17.2936" E |
| W3W | gazette, princes, tankards |
| UTM | 34 S, 654635, 4177389 |
| EGSA87 | 390125, 4176382 |
| Elevation m | 223 |
| Elevation feet | 731.6 |
| Region | Argolid |
TYPE
1. Cem. Iakovidis et al. [2003], 51 'The earlier of the two enclosed burial precincts containing twenty-six graves.'
2. Cem. French [2013], 31 ' ... Grave Circle B. This group of tombs was found by acccident in 1951 ... '
3. Cem. Graziadio [1988], 343 'Recent discoveries have shed new light on the transition from the Middle to Late Helladic period in Greece and, more specifically, on the evidence from Grave Circle B at Mycenae.'
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Middle Helladic: (2000 BC - 1600 BC)
a. Iakovidis et al. [2003]: 51, 'Earlier use of the area is indicated by traces of MH structures preceding the circle, ... '
b. French [2013]: 31, 'The earliest tombs are the simple cist graves and these can be dated to the end of Middle Helladic.'
c. Graziadio [1988]: 344, 'Evidence for the MH period is restricted to Circle B, ... ', 'In contrast to vases of MH type, LM IA and LH I pottery from Circle B is relatively rare, seemingly indicating that nearly all the graves belonged to the late MH period.'
2. Late Helladic I: (1700 BC - 1635 BC)
a. French [2013]: 31, 'The shaft graves belong to the last phase, just before the change to Late Helladic I in pottery terms, ... ', 'A few burials are dated to LH I itself.'
b. Graziadio [1988]: 344, 'There is general agreement that the latest graves of Circle B and the earliest of Circle A were used during the LH I period.'
3. Late Minoan IA: (1675 BC - 1625 BC)
a. Graziadio [1988]: 347, 'Two vases, one LM IA, the other LH I, were found near (and thus date) the two latest burials.'
4. Late Helladic IIA: (1635 BC - 1470 BC)
a. Iakovidis et al. [2003]: 51, For grave rho: ' ... sherds of Palace Style amphorae of LH IIA were recovered.'
1. French [2013]: French, Elizabeth. Mycenae; Agamemnon’s Capital. The History Press, Gloucester, UK. 2002, reprinted 2013., 'At the words: 'The increase in visible wealth and change in culture ... '', pg. 31.
2. Graziadio [1988]: Graziadio, Giampaolo. ‘The Chronology of the Graves of Circle B at Mycenae: A New Hypothesis’, American Journal of Archaeology (92) 343 - 372. 1988., '', Online here.
3. Iakovidis et al. [2003]: Iakovidis, Spyros, and Elizabeth B. French, Kim Shelton, Charalambos Ioannides, Anton Jansen, John Lavery. Archaeological Atlas of Mycenae. The Archaeological Society at Athens Library, no. 229. 2003., 'D4A - 1650-1550 BC; Grave Circle B', pg. 51.
4. Musgrave et al. [1995]: Musgrave, J.H. and R.A.H. Neave, A.J.N.W. Prag, R.A. Musgrave, Danae I. Thimme. ‘Seven Faces from Grave Circle B at Mycenae’, The Annual of the British School at Athens (90) 107-136., '', Online here.