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Grave Circle B

a Pleiades name resource

Creators: David Letourneau, Diane Chau, Hunter Carline, Courtney Pham

Contributors: Adam Rabinowitz

Last modified Jul 16, 2015 12:56 AM — History

Romanized Name(s):
Grave Circle B

Name as attested:

Grave Circle B

Language:
English

Name type:
geographic name

Accuracy of transcription:
accurate

Level of transcription completeness:
complete

Level of certainty in association between name and the place:
Certain

Temporal attestations:

Modern (AD 1700-Present) (confident)

References:

Evidence:

Graziadio, G. 1988."The Chronology of the Graves of Circle B at Mycenae: A New Hypothesis." American Journal of Archaeology 92:343-372.

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

Details:

While Grave Circle B is the earlier of the two Mycenaean grave circles, it was discovered after Grave Circle A, which is why it is denoted with the letter B.

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