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Buried Street Grid Africa 76 — Tunisia Region 4

Buried Street Grid Africa 76 — Tunisia Region 4

Period Classical·Regional culture Africa-Tumulus·🇹🇳 Tunisia Region 4, Tunisia

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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.

Why it mattersKey Regional culture Africa-Tumulus tumulus with stratified sequence and regional typology.

Open questions

Mysteries & theories

Mysteries

  1. 01Function of enclosure
  2. 02Collapse cause

Theories

  1. 01Territorial marker
  2. 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
  1. c. 500 BCE

    Initial construction / first occupation at Buried Street Grid Africa 76 — Tunisia Region 4

  2. c. 800 CE major extension

    Major expansion / refurbishment at Buried Street Grid Africa 76 — Tunisia Region 4

  3. 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 Chamber

    chamber

    chamber at Buried Street Grid Africa 76 — Tunisia Region 4 — subsidiary complex

    24.4313° S · 19.5678° E
  • Buried Street Grid Africa 76 — Tunisia Region 4 — Dromos Annex 2

    dromos

    dromos at Buried Street Grid Africa 76 — Tunisia Region 4 — subsidiary complex

    24.4322° S · 19.5678° E
  • Buried Street Grid Africa 76 — Tunisia Region 4 — Mound Annex 3

    mound

    mound at Buried Street Grid Africa 76 — Tunisia Region 4 — outlier feature

    24.4337° S · 19.5661° E

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