ORIGINAL:ACROPOLIS-TIRYNS JUNE-1998Tiryns prehistoric city in the Argolis; Greece; noted for its architectural remains. Excavations show the area to have been inhabited from the Neolithic Age. Not later than the beginning of the Early Bronze Age; or Early Helladic Period (c. 3000馽. 2200 BC); In the Middle Bronze Age; or Middle Helladic Period; The settlement at Tiryns developed into a centre of the Mycenaean; or Late Helladic; culture; Tiryns; situated on a ridge in the plain between Nauplia and Mycenae; The circular inclined ramp that leads to the entrance / of the megaron