🏛️ Archaeological Site of Aigai (modern name Vergina)
Bronze Age settlement and cemetery of tumuli in ancient Macedonia
📋 Fast Facts
- Bronze Age settlement and cemetery dating to the 3rd and 2nd millennia BCE
- Cemetery contains over 300 tumuli (burial mounds) with multiple interments
- UNESCO World Heritage Site (Component 780-002) inscribed in 1996
- Located in the foothills of Mount Pieria in northern Greece, near modern Vergina village
The Bronze Age Settlement and Cemetery of Tumuli forms a crucial component of the broader Archaeological Site of Aigai, the ancient royal capital of the Macedonian kingdom. This section of the site preserves the earliest layers of human occupation in the region, revealing a long prehistoric tradition of organized community life, funerary practices, and emerging political structures that predated the classical Macedonian dynasty. The site demonstrates continuity of sacred space from the Bronze ...