EGETÜRKİYE

Circular tumulus mound rising amid green meadow with ashlar stone tomb portal. Photograph unavailable
Circular tumulus mound rising amid green meadow with ashlar stone tomb portal.

Research inventory

UşaksivasliIonia & Aeolis

Sivaslı Selçikler 6th-Century BC Lydian Tumuli and Stone Chamber Tombs

Reading the place

Not one monument, but a layered setting.

Selçikler Tumuli represent Sivaslı's 6th-century BC Lydian stone chamber tomb monument.

Uşak · sivasli

Place

Sivaslı Selçikler 6th-Century BC Lydian Tumuli and Stone Chamber Tombs is located in the [Sivaslı](/en/district/usak/sivasli) district of [Uşak](/en/province/usak), set within a distinctive landscape that can be explored via the [Culture Map](/en/harita?q=Sivasl%C4%B1%20Sel%C3%A7ikler%206th-Century%20BC%20Lydian%20Tumuli).

Time

With archaeological and historical layers stretching across millennia, the site reveals the long-term evolution of urban life, sacred traditions, and trade connections across the Aegean world.

Community

Everyday life in and around Sivaslı maintains living ties with agricultural traditions, local craftsmanship, and seasonal culinary heritage that bridge the past with the present.

Today

Today, Sivaslı Selçikler 6th-Century BC Lydian Tumuli and Stone Chamber Tombs stands as a protected heritage destination, welcoming travelers who seek to experience the enduring spirit and layered memory of Western Anatolia.

Narratives that include this place

Periods

  • Ionia & Aeolis
  • Roman era
  • The Aegean today

Regional context

Inner Aegean

Research sources

District guide

Sivaslı

Province guide

Uşak