Archaeological data about burial customs in Bayraklı Höyüğü settlement from the 3rd millenium BC till the Hellenistic Period is very limited. Necropolis studies, that started with the research and notes of travellers in the 18th and 19th centuries, became systematic along with scientific excavations from the 20th century. In the Archaic Period burial traditions, which began with intramural burials in the Protogeometric and Geometric Periods, continued the use of the special areas allocatted for both children and adults, in the east and southeast of the fortifications. Moreover, the unproductive and rocky slopes in the north of the city were considered as the primary necropolis, where the tumulus burial tradition was predominantly practiced. Therefore, today, the Tantalos Tomb, whose traces cannot be preserved due to unplanned urbanization, and dozens of tumuli and Clazomenian Sarcophagus have been found in this area. Later, in the Hellenistic Period, when the city was abandoned, it was recorded that burial practices continued, albeit limited, in and around the mound. In this study, a general evaluation was made on burial customs, location selection and organization of necropolises in line with the tombs unearthed in Old Smyrna. Comparisons on emphasized similarities and differences between the practices of Old Smyrna and the other cities of the Aegean Coast were made. With this paper, it is intended to form a basis for future studies by compiling the results obtained from previous researches and excavations on Old Smyrna burial customs return to the old central settlements since the end of the 5th century BC, it is understood that the rural life tradition continued, as the settlement seen in these centers can only be determined archaeologically considering the weak data.