Editing Mycenae (section)

===Excavations since Schliemann (1876–present)===
[[File:Mycenaean figurine of female deities and child at the National Archaeological Museum of Athens on October 6, 2021.jpg|alt=Ivory figurine showing three figures; two seated women and a child between them|thumb|Figurine, known as the "Ivory Triad", found by Alan Wace on the citadel of Mycenae in 1939]]

Since Schliemann's day, more scientific excavations have taken place at Mycenae, mainly by Greek archaeologists but also by the [[British School at Athens]]. [[Christos Tsountas]], another member of the ASA, cleared a significant portion of the citadel during his excavations of the site beginning in 1884 and ending in 1902.{{sfn|Gagarin|2010|pages=24–26}} The [[Athens Archaeological Society]] is currently excavating the Mycenae Lower Town ({{As of|2011|lc=y}}), with support from [[Dickinson College]] and the Institute for Aegean Prehistory.<ref>{{cite web|author=Dickinson Excavation Project and Archaeological Survey|title=Mycenae – Beyond the Walls of Agamemnon: Excavation of the Mycenae Lower Town (2007–2011)|access-date=25 January 2014|url=http://mycenae-excavations.org/lower_town.html}}</ref> Afterwards, Tsountas and the ASA gave permission to the British School of Archaeology (BSA) to excavate; the BSA conducted excavations from 1920 to 1955 under the supervision of [[Alan John Bayard Wace]], assisted by [[Winifred Lamb]].{{sfn|Gagarin|2010|pages=24–26}} In 1951, workers discovered [[Grave Circle B, Mycenae|Grave Circle B]]. After Wace died in 1957, excavation work was finished by Lord [[William Taylour]] from 1958 to 1969, especially on the west slope of the citadel.{{sfn|Gagarin|2010|pages=24–26}} The ASA continued excavation work on the site with efforts led by [[John Papadimitriou]] and Nicolas Verdelis in the late 1950s and early 1960s, as well as by [[George E. Mylonas|George Mylonas]] from 1957 up until 1985.{{sfn|Gagarin|2010|pages=24–26}} In 1985, excavation work was directed by Spyros Iakovidis who, {{As of|2009|lc=y}}, is still overseeing the ASA's research mission in both fieldwork and publication preparation.{{sfn|Gagarin|2010|pages=24–26}}