Excavations made from 1922 by Swedish archaeologists led by Axel W. Persson (and involving the then Crown Prince Gustav Adolf of Sweden) found the acropolis of ancient Asine surrounded by a Cyclopean wall (much modified in the Hellenistic era) and a Mycenaean era necropolis with many Mycenaean chamber tombs containing skeletal remains and grave goods.
Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Scania 1882-1950, then King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden
There they were received at the door by Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden himself, then in his 80s, who showed the visitors around personally.
Sweden | Adolf Hitler | Sweden national football team | Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden | Gustav III of Sweden | Adolf Eichmann | Charles XII of Sweden | Gustav I of Sweden | TV4 (Sweden) | Charles XIV John of Sweden | Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim | Queen Silvia of Sweden | Oscar II of Sweden | Church of Sweden | Charles IX of Sweden | Prime Minister of Sweden | Charles XI of Sweden | Sweden Democrats | Supreme Court of Sweden | Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden | Emil Adolf von Behring | Adolf Schwarz | Sweden women's national football team | Sweden men's national ice hockey team | New Sweden | County Administrative Boards of Sweden | Adolf Hurwitz | Sverker I of Sweden | Liberal People's Party (Sweden) | King of Sweden |
Princess Margareta, Duchess of Scania (1905–1920) as consort of Prince Gustaf Adolf (later King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden)