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Dr. J’s Illustrated MYCENAE

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Dr. J’s Illustrated Lion Gate Lecture

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approach

Lion Gate

Lion Gate

lion frieze
detail

rear view

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door fittings

guard stall

oikoi
(outside the confines of the citadel)

Dr. J’s Illustrated Grave Circles Lecture

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Grave Circle A

Grave Circle A

Grave Circle A

shaft graves

enclosure

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lion rhyton

bull rhyton

bronze dagger

royal gold

funeral mask

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Grave Circle B

Dr. J’s Illustrated King’s Megaron Lecture

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stone ramp

palace
interior

approach

approach

threshold
block

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hearth

megaron

megaron

Dr. J’s Illustrated Cistern Lecture

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ascent

emergence

overview

cistern
entrance

view behind
the palace

Dr. J’s Illustrated Clytemnestra’s Tomb Lecture

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sign

dromos

lintel block

Dr. J’s Illustrated Treasury of Atreus Lecture

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aerial view

close-up

dromos

entryway

interior room

Dr. J’s Illustrated Lion Tomb Lecture

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