πŸ›οΈ Pergamon and its Multi-Layered Cultural Landscape: Maltepe Tumulus

Archaeology & Antiquity TΓΌrkiye Asia

Maltepe Tumulus is a Hellenistic burial monument in western TΓΌrkiye that consists of a large earthen mound enclosing a stone-built chamber. Located approximately 7 km southeast of ancient Pergamon near Bergama, the tumulus was constructed for a high-status individual, possibly from the Attalid dynasty that ruled the Pergamene kingdom. Maltepe ...