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Excavated by Schliemann, with six royal shaft graves.
Grave Circle A is a 16th-century BC royal cemetery situated to the south of the Lion Gate, the main entrance of the Bronze Age citadel of Mycenae in southern Greece. This burial complex was initially constructed outside the walls of Mycenae and ultimately enclosed in the acropolis when the fortification was extended during the 13th century BC. Grave Circle A and Grave Circle B, the latter found outside the walls of Mycenae, represents one of the significant characteristics of the early phase of the Mycenaean civilization.
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The relatively new museum is laid out quite clearly. The golden exhibits are copies of Schliemann's finds; the originals are in Athens. Also worth seeing are the small finds on display, which allow conclusions to be drawn about the religious beliefs of this archaic people.