-1 101 Z By 1650 BC, Mycenae was occupied by people who buried their dead leaders in shaft graves accompanied by rich grave goods. Later rulers were buried in tholoi and lesser families in chambered tombs. By the 14th century BC, Mycenae was a hilltop citadel, massively walled, with a palace, workshops, the houses of merchants and nobles and shrines. Outside the walls lay a substantial town.
# Mycenae - opening PW
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#CM ACROPOLIS
3 103 C Scattered over the hillsides of Mycenae were numerous clusters of chamber tombs, belonging to individual small communities or kin groups, each tomb housing the remains of up to 20 individuals. They resembled the great tholoi (beehive tombs) but were simpler. Grave goods were everyday objects, including weapons and jewellery, and small figurines.
#CHAMBER TOMBS
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# IW Treasury of Atreus
107 101 X Outside the citadel was an extensive town, of which a few buildings survive. One complex was identified as the residence of an important official with associated storehouses, one containing a series of oil jars sealed ready for transport, and offices in which Linear B tablets were recovered, some recording spices used to perfume oil.
