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<< Our Photo Pages >> Bergama Tumulus - Round Barrow(s) in Turkey

Submitted by AlexHunger on Monday, 01 October 2007  Page Views: 10290

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Bergama Tumulus Alternative Name: Maltepe, Yiğma Tepe, Bergama Tumuli
Country: Turkey Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Bergama  Nearest Village: Bergama
Latitude: 39.104000N  Longitude: 27.181700E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
5

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davidmorgan visited on 22nd Sep 2018 A bit neglected in central Bergama.

Bergama Tumulus 1
Bergama Tumulus 1 submitted by AlexHunger : One of three Lydian grave tumuli in Bergama, the site of Pergamon. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Round Barrow(s) in Turkey

Three Lydian burial mounds in central Bergama named Yiğma Tepe, Tavşan Tepe (39.1151, 27.1947) and Maltepe (39.1090, 27.1727).

Site page location given for Yiğma Tepe, the largest but most damaged of the three.
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Bergama Tumulus
Bergama Tumulus submitted by davidmorgan : Maltepe Tumulus. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Bergama Tumulus
Bergama Tumulus submitted by davidmorgan : Inside Maltepe Tumulus. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Bergama Tumulus
Bergama Tumulus submitted by davidmorgan : Maltepe Tumulus information board. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Bergama Tumulus
Bergama Tumulus submitted by davidmorgan : The entrance to Maltepe Tumulus. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Bergama Tumulus 3
Bergama Tumulus 3 submitted by AlexHunger : One of three Lydian grave tumuli in Bergama, the site of Pergamon. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Bergama Tumulus 2
Bergama Tumulus 2 submitted by AlexHunger : One of three Lydian grave tumuli in Bergama, the site of Pergamon. This one has been broken into by grave robbers in antiquity.

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 1.5km NNW 340° Bergama Archaeological Museum Museum
 2.2km NW 319° Asklepieion* Ancient Temple
 3.2km N 4° Pergamon* Ancient Village or Settlement
 17.9km NE 37° Allianoi Ancient Village or Settlement
 28.5km SW 229° Candarli Necropolis Chambered Tomb
 30.4km S 179° Aigai.* Ancient Village or Settlement
 43.8km SSW 209° Kyme* Ancient Village or Settlement
 50.0km S 189° Neonteikhos* Ancient Village or Settlement
 50.3km SSW 195° Larissa (Aeolis) Ancient Village or Settlement
 57.6km SSW 201° Panaztepe Ancient Village or Settlement
 58.3km SSW 212° Tas Kule* Rock Cut Tomb
 59.0km W 278° Thermi (Lesbos)* Ancient Village or Settlement
 60.1km ESE 110° Thyateira* Ancient Village or Settlement
 60.6km SW 215° Seytan Hamami Rock Cut Tomb
 60.9km SW 218° Phokaia* Ancient Village or Settlement
 61.5km NNW 328° Antandros house* Ancient Village or Settlement
 62.1km NNW 327° Antandros Ancient Village or Settlement
 62.5km NNW 326° Antandros necropolis* Ancient Village or Settlement
 62.7km SSE 154° Manisa Kybele Rock Relief Rock Art
 63.3km SSE 154° Yarik Kaya Rock Cut Tomb* Rock Cut Tomb
 64.6km SSE 153° Yarik Kaya Rock Carvings Rock Art
 70.0km ESE 117° Kulaksizlar* Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry
 71.1km S 181° Bayrakli Ancient Village or Settlement
 72.9km S 178° Yassitepe* Ancient Village or Settlement
 73.7km S 178° Yesilova Tumulus* Round Barrow(s)
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