Maltepe Tumulus

(3rd c. AD) One of three burial mounds in central Bergama (modern-day Turkey). The tumulus measures 140 metres in diameter and 26 metres high, requiring roughly 80,000 cubic metres of earth for its construction [1]. It is considered the highest open tomb in Europe featuring a pyramid-type structure, and may prove to be a globally unique discovery once fully excavated [1].

TypeNecropolis/tombs complex
Period1 - 500 AD
CountryTürkiye
Coordinates39.1092° N, 27.1731° E

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