This burial complex was constructed outside the fortification walls of Mycenae and together with Grave Circle A represent one of the major characteristics of the early phase of the Mycenaean civilization.

An additional new feature was that half of the graves, regardless of the sex of the deceased, were equipped with imports from the nearby Cyclades islands.

[8] At its latest phase of use, more women than men are buried in the Circle, while the male burials appear to be relatively poor compared to the female ones.

[7] Male burials are associated with sets of tableware, usually drinking vessels and their military force is stressed by weapons of various types.

[10] The graves were not looted in antiquity as happened to other monuments such as the latter (15th–12th century BCE) Mycenaean tholoi tombs.

[11] The women in the graves were richly dressed and decorated with various ornaments,[10] such as earrings, necklaces, bands of gold and silver pins.

[13][14] Their exceptional number, as well as the fact that they were not looted, enabled the archaeologists to extract a detailed analysis of the ruling Mycenaean society of that time.

[15] The remains of the deceased found in the Grave Circle were generally in a good state of preservation and have been since extensively examined.