A Mycenaean palace was found at the northeast area of the town.
Mycenaean palaces were generally placed on hilltops surrounded by defensive walls constructed of large stone blocks.
Through the megarons and propylaea of the mycenaean palaces the style may have lived into classical Greek designs.
His first impressions are of a 'Mycenaean' palace just like that at Tiryns.
Blegen was not convinced, and had clues to back up his hope of finding an undisturbed Mycenaean palace.
Part of the problem lies in our evidence: the fact that no major Mycenaean palace except Pylos has been fully excavated with modern techniques.
It was located at the centre of the Acropolis plateau, probably on the remains of a Mycenaean palace.
The most recent find is a Mycenaean palace near the village of Xirokambi, in Laconia.
The site is the most well preserved Mycenaean Greek palace discovered.
Meanwhile the archaeologists were encountering what appeared to be a wave of destruction of Mycenaean palaces.