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A. Location and research history [German source] The acropolis of Tiryns (cf. also Peloponnese 2.5.9.) stands on a low cliff near the Bay of  Nafplion/Nauplia. It is divided into upper, middle and lower citadels. The acropolis is surrounded by an extensive lower city, estimated at around 25 ha in area in the 12th century [5]; [10]. The excavations by Heinrich Schliemann and Wilhelm Dörpfeld between 1876 and 1885, which unearthed the palace on the upper citadel, paved the way for study of the site by the DAI that lasted until the 1920s [14].The discovery of the spring tunnels in the lo…