Buried Street Grid Africa 76 — Tunisia Region 4
Period Classical·Regional culture Africa-Tumulus·🇹🇳 Tunisia Region 4, Tunisia
About
About Buried Street Grid Africa 76 — Tunisia Region 4
Buried Street Grid Africa 76 — Tunisia Region 4 in Tunisia Region 4, Tunisia is a Bronze Age tumulus with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing. Recorded context — Period: Period Classical; Culture: Regional culture Africa-Tumulus; Field status: partially excavated; Materials: sandstone, plaster; Condition: ruins.
Why it mattersKey Regional culture Africa-Tumulus tumulus with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Function of enclosure
- 02Collapse cause
Theories
- 01Territorial marker
- 02Seasonal gathering
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 500 BCE
- Period
- Period Classical
- Culture
- Regional culture Africa-Tumulus
- Purpose
- tumulus ritual/settlement purpose for Africa-Tumulus
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1961
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 500 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Buried Street Grid Africa 76 — Tunisia Region 4
c. 800 CE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at Buried Street Grid Africa 76 — Tunisia Region 4
1970 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Buried Street Grid Africa 76 — Tunisia Region 4
On the ground
Structures & features
24.4330° S · 19.5680° E · 282 m · 3 mapped features
- Buried Street Grid Africa 76 — Tunisia Region 4 — Principal Chamberchamberchamber at Buried Street Grid Africa 76 — Tunisia Region 4 — subsidiary complex24.4313° S · 19.5678° E
- Buried Street Grid Africa 76 — Tunisia Region 4 — Dromos Annex 2dromosdromos at Buried Street Grid Africa 76 — Tunisia Region 4 — subsidiary complex24.4322° S · 19.5678° E
- Buried Street Grid Africa 76 — Tunisia Region 4 — Mound Annex 3moundmound at Buried Street Grid Africa 76 — Tunisia Region 4 — outlier feature24.4337° S · 19.5661° E