🏺 Sardis and the Lydian Tumuli of Bin Tepe
Ancient Lydian capital and royal burial grounds in western Anatolia
📋 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 2015
- Capital of the ancient Lydian kingdom, flourishing from the Iron Age through the Roman period
- Bin Tepe contains dozens of burial mounds dating primarily to the 7th–6th centuries BCE
- Site of early coinage and a major commercial hub connecting Asia Minor to the Mediterranean
Sardis, located in modern-day western Turkey near the town of Sart, was the capital of the ancient Lydian ...