Aslantepe Tumulus
Aslantepe Tumulus , also spelled as Arslantepe, is a 5,000 year-old tumulus located in Malatya Province, Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey. The unearthed king's palace is an open-air museum, while the artifacts are exhibited in Malatya Archaeological Museum.
Aslantepe Tumulus is located near Orduzu village of Battalgazi district, northeast of Malatya. It dates back to Chalcolithic period and late Hittite period. Excavations started in 1932, and carried out by French archaeologists.
