Site type guide
Tumulus
Tumulus sites reveal how different traditions shape sacred space through architecture, landscape, ritual, and memory.
6 tumulus sacred sites. Use the country and tradition filters to narrow in.
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Tumulus sacred sites overview
Tumulus sacred sites span countries, traditions, pilgrimage routes, and sacred landscapes represented in the Pilgrim Map atlas.
Use this guide to compare major country clusters, represented traditions, UNESCO-tagged places, and the map distribution before opening individual site pages.
| Coverage | 6 tumulus sacred sites across the current atlas. |
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Amisos Hill
Samsun, Samsun Province, Black Sea Region, Turkey
Amisos Hill rises above Samsun on the Turkish Black Sea coast, its summit concealing the golden burial chambers of the Pontus Kingdom elite....
Anundshög Stone Ship
Västerås, Västmanlands län, Sweden
Five kilometres from Vasteras, Sweden's largest burial mound rises nine metres above a ridge lined with stone ships, runestones, and hundreds of Iron Age graves....
Bin Tepe
Manisa, north of Sardis near Marmara Gölü, Turkey
Bin Tepe is the royal tumulus cemetery of the Lydian Mermnad dynasty, located on a ridge above Marmara Lake 8 km north of Sardis....
Horizont tumulus, Kozi Gramadi
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
The Horizont Tumulus near Starosel contains the only known Thracian heroon with a colonnade of Doric columns....
Ishibutai Kofun, Asuka
Asuka, Nara Prefecture, Japan
In the Asuka valley, thirty granite megaliths weighing over 2,200 tons form Japan's largest known ancient burial chamber....
Karakuş Tumulus
Kahta, Adıyaman, Southeast Anatolia Region, Turkey
Karakuş Tumulus is an artificial mound 30 metres high and 150 metres across, built c....
Key questions
Tumulus sacred-site questions
- What tumulus sacred sites are included?
- Tumulus sacred sites are places where this site type carries religious, ritual, cultural, or pilgrimage significance. This guide lists 6 in the current Pilgrim Map atlas.
- Where are these tumulus sites located?
- Major country clusters include Turkey, Bulgaria, Japan, Sweden.
- Which traditions are represented?
- Traditions represented here include Ancient, Celtic and Prehistoric, Nature Spirituality, Shinto.
- Can I view tumulus sacred sites on a map?
- Yes. Compare the country and tradition clusters, switch to map view for geography, then use site pages for practical context and related places.