George Emmanuel Mylonas was a Greek archaeologist of ancient Greece and Aegean prehistory. He excavated widely, particularly at Olynthus, Eleusis and Mycenae, where he made the first archaeological study and publication of Grave Circle B, the earliest known monumentalized burials at the site.
Mylonas in 1950
David Moore Robinson, Mylonas's early mentor and lifelong friend, photographed in 1909
Grave Circle B at Mycenae, excavated by Mylonas and Papadimitriou in 1952β1953
Mylonas's tomb at Mykines
Grave Circle B in Mycenae is a 17thβ16th century BCE royal cemetery situated outside the late Bronze Age citadel of Mycenae, southern Greece. This burial complex was constructed outside the fortification walls of Mycenae and together with Grave Circle A represent one of the major characteristics of the early phase of the Mycenaean civilization.
Grave Circle B (right) and the main entrance of the citadel (left).
Plan of Grave Circle B: 1. Grave circle B, 2. Tomb of Clytemnestra, 3. Chamber grave outside of grave circle
Death mask made of electrum, shaft grave "Gamma".
Crystal duck-shaped bowl, shaft grave "Omikron".