Ann Blasingham, Tour Director for the American School of Classical Studies at Athens looks down into a Mycenean shaft grave dating to about 1200 B. C. Gold grave goods, including dishes and masks were recovered from these shaft graves. The graves were enclosed in a circular stone wall.
	This view looks out over the ancient town site of Mycenae from the citadel.
	The Citadel of Mycenae dating from the late Bronze Age is the site of ongoing archaeological study.