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  Shown within Turkey | |
| Alternative name | Bintepe |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 38°34′48″N 28°00′26″E / 38.5800°N 28.0072°E |
| Type | Necropolis |
| Part of | Lydia |
| History | |
| Founded | c. 600 BC |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1854-present |
Bin Tepe is an archaeological site on the southern shore of Marmara Lake in Manisa Province, Turkey. Consisting of over 100 tumuli, it served as a cemetery for the elites of nearby Sardis.[1](p1121)[2][3]
- ^ Greenewalt, Crawford (2011). "Sardis: A First Millennium B.C.E. Capital In Western Anatolia". In Steadman, Sharon; McMahon, Gregory (eds.). The Oxford Handbook of Ancient Anatolia. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780195376142.013.0052.
- ^ Baughan, Elizabeth (2010). "Lydian Burial Customs". The Lydians and Their World.
- ^ "Bin Tepe, The Tumulus of Alyattes, and Karnıyarık Tepe". Sardis Expedition. Retrieved 14 March 2023.