🏛️ Pergamon and its Multi-Layered Cultural Landscape: Yigma Tepe Tumulus
Hellenistic royal burial mound in western Turkey
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Izmir Province, western Turkey
- Period: Hellenistic, 3rd–2nd century BCE
- Type: Royal or elite burial tumulus with internal chambers
- UNESCO inscription: 2014
The Yigma Tepe Tumulus is a Hellenistic burial mound located within the Pergamon archaeological landscape in western Turkey. Built during the reign of the Attalid dynasty, it represents the funerary architecture and burial customs of the ancient Pergamene elite. Pergamon was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2014 as recognition of its multi-layered cultural landscape spanning multiple periods from the Archaic period through Ottoman times. As of 2026, the tumulus remains under ...