Dendra

Dendra is a major Mycenaean cemetery in the Argolid, Greece, about 1 km from the citadel of Midea. First excavated in 1926 by Swedish archaeologist Axel W. Persson, the site comprises a tholos tomb, three tumuli, and sixteen chamber tombs containing elite burials with gold and silver cups, jewellery, and bronze weapons. In 1960, tomb no. 12 yielded a complete bronze panoply dating to c. 1400 BC -- the earliest known suit of beaten bronze armour -- demonstrating advanced Mycenaean metalworking and elite chariot warfare. The cemetery is considered the necropolis of nearby Midea and one of the richest Mycenaean burial grounds in the Peloponnese.