Grave Circle A, Mycenae

Mark Cartwright
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The royal grave circle within the walls of Mycenae (1600 BCE). It was in the shaft graves here that Heinrich Schliemann discovered in 1876 CE the famous gold death mask attributed (incorrectly) to King Agamemnon.

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Mark Cartwright
Mark is WHE’s Publishing Director and has an MA in Political Philosophy (University of York). He is a full-time researcher, writer, historian and editor. Special interests include art, architecture and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share.

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Cartwright, M. (2012, April 26). Grave Circle A, Mycenae. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/458/grave-circle-a-mycenae/

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Cartwright, Mark. "Grave Circle A, Mycenae." World History Encyclopedia, April 26, 2012. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/458/grave-circle-a-mycenae/.

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Cartwright, Mark. "Grave Circle A, Mycenae." World History Encyclopedia, 26 Apr 2012, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/458/grave-circle-a-mycenae/.

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