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Today marks the conclusion of the seventh archaeological campaign of the Tunisian-Italian project (INP-Manouba-UNIBO) dedicated to the site of Thuburbo Maius (MAECI “Alibi Archaeologies and Old Excavations: Rediscovering Roman Tunisia”). Four years of activity, over four months of direct fieldwork, followed by laboratory activities in Tunisia and Italy, and more (more…)

A team of researchers and heritage curators from the National Heritage Institute (INP) is continuing the second part of the rescue excavation of the Chenini archaeological site in El Fouar, Kébli, which began on 7 May 2025 and will continue until 21 May 2025. The excavation revealed the presence of (more…)

Construction work on a regional hospital in Sbeiba, in the governorate of Kasserine, recently led to the chance discovery of burials dating from the ancient period. A rescue excavation carried out by the INP uncovered a large number of tombs, which were documented topographically, archaeologically and phytogrammetrically, and the various (more…)

As part of the efforts made by the National Heritage Institute to inventory the archaeological objects in its Archaeological reserves and museums, as well as those temporarily exported under the scientific partnership agreements between the National Heritage Institute and international European and American universities (America, Italy, France, Canada, etc.). …), (more…)

As part of the partnership between the National Heritage Institute, the Italian municipality of NUORO and ARCS Tunisia under the ‘RINOVA’ project for the conservation and enhancement of archaeological and intangible heritage in southern Tunisia, which was carried out between 10 August 2023 and 31 January 2024 at the Aouled (more…)

Within the framework of the ‘Partnership for Heritage’ project in the village of Chenni Tataouine, funded by the Cultural Protection Fund, the British Council and the British Department of Culture, Media and Sport, and in cooperation with the National Heritage Institute, the Director General of the National Heritage Institute met (more…)