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Vize Tumulus, Kırklareli Province, Turkey. Roman Period 1st c.AD. (Turkish: Vize Tümülüsü, Kırklareli İli Roma Dönemi MS. 1. yüzyıl). Tumuli are artificial mounds made up of piled up earth on tomb chambers. Thrace is a land of tumuli. These tumuli are the monumental tombs of the Thracian kings or the nobles who lived in a scattered manner. Vize Tumulus-A, the tomb chamber of which is reconstructed in the display, has an important place among the monumental tumuli, seen quite frequently in the area, especially in the vicinity of Vize.
The History of The Tumulus Excavation
Research and excavations were started in the area around 1930. About 700 tumuli were found during the research program conducted by late, Prof.Arif Müfid Mansel, who was the assistant director of the Istanbul Archaeological Museums at the time. The Tumulus named, Vize-A, by Prof.Arif Müfid Mansel, has given interesting and important finds for Thracian Archaeology.
The Plan of The Tumulus and The Finds
Vize Tumulus is 9.50 m high and has a diameter of 50 m. The tomb chamber, which is centrally placed, is 4.62 m. long and 3.12 m. wide. The height of the chamber is 2.74 m. The chamber floor is made of pink bricks. The walls are decorated with frescoes in yellow, black and white. The vaulted ceiling is decorated with white stars on blue background. The entrance to the tomb chamber is in the east. In the southeast corner of the chamber, there is a sarcophagus, simple in form and paint decorated. As burial finds gold jewellery and ornaments, silver and bronze objects (such as tankards, dippers kantharci and basins), giass vessels, ceramic jugs and also remains of leather and textiles have been recovered.
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