UNESCO World Heritage Site Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns

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The UNESCO World Heritage Site "Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns" encompasses the remains of two major Late Bronze Age Mycenaean citadels in Greece, renowned for their monumental architecture, rich archaeological finds, and central role in early Greek civilization and Homeric legend.

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instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
archaeological site complex
archaeologicalFinds frescoes
gold artifacts
pottery
sealstones
weapons
associatedCulture Mycenaean civilization NERFINISHED
associatedScript Linear B NERFINISHED
associatedWithMythologicalFigure Agamemnon NERFINISHED
associatedWithWork Iliad NERFINISHED
Odyssey NERFINISHED
containsSite Mycenae NERFINISHED
Tiryns NERFINISHED
country Greece
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governingBody Hellenic Ministry of Culture NERFINISHED
hasFeature cyclopean walls
fortification systems
megaron complexes
monumental gates
palatial architecture
tholos tombs
hasView Argive plain NERFINISHED
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
inscriptionYear 1999
languageOfInscription Greek
locatedIn Argolis NERFINISHED
Peloponnese
nearCity Argos NERFINISHED
Nafplio NERFINISHED
partOf Mycenaean palace system NERFINISHED
partOfHeritage World Heritage List NERFINISHED
period Late Bronze Age
protectionStatus national archaeological site of Greece
recognizedFor outstanding universal value
significance associated with Homeric epics
key to understanding early Greek civilization
major centers of Mycenaean civilization
timeOfFlourishing circa 1600–1100 BCE
tourismType cultural tourism
UNESCOCategory cultural
UNESCORegion Europe and North America NERFINISHED
UNESCOSubregion Southern Europe
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 941

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Treasury of Atreus heritageSiteOf UNESCO World Heritage Site Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns