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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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Cartwright, M. (2012, April 26). Grave Circle A, Mycenae. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/458/grave-circle-a-mycenae/
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Cartwright, Mark. "Grave Circle A, Mycenae." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified 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. World History Encyclopedia, 26 Apr 2012. Web. 06 Sep 2024.