Bin Tepe

Bin Tepe
Located inland from the Aegean Sea near Izmir
Located inland from the Aegean Sea near Izmir
Shown within Turkey
Alternative nameBintepe
Coordinates38°34′48″N 28°00′26″E / 38.5800°N 28.0072°E / 38.5800; 28.0072
TypeNecropolis
Part ofLydia
History
Foundedc. 600 BC
Site notes
Excavation dates1854-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]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Baughan, Elizabeth (2010). "Lydian Burial Customs". The Lydians and Their World.
  3. ^ "Bin Tepe, The Tumulus of Alyattes, and Karnıyarık Tepe". Sardis Expedition. Retrieved 14 March 2023.