🏛️ Pergamon and its Multi-Layered Cultural Landscape: Tavsan Tepe Tumulus
Hellenistic burial mound near Pergamon, western Türkiye
📌 Fast Facts
- Type: Hellenistic-period burial mound (tumulus)
- Location: Near Pergamon, Izmir Province, western Türkiye
- Part of larger archaeological landscape with multiple tumuli and settlements
- UNESCO inscription: 2014
Tavsan Tepe Tumulus is a burial mound in the Izmir Province of western Türkiye that documents funerary practices and social hierarchy during the Hellenistic and Roman periods. Situated within the archaeological ensemble of Pergamon and its Multi-Layered Cultural Landscape, the tumulus was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2014. The mound occupies a strategic position in the rolling hills surrounding ancient Pergamon, with visual connections to the city's acropolis and neighbouring ...