The temple of Tanit and Baal Hammon : scientific fieldwork

As part of the project to develop and promote the ‘tophet’ in Carthage, excavations and scientific fieldwork are continuing at the temple of Tanit and Baal Hammon, where the project’s scientific team has discovered a large number of jars and votive offerings, some dating back to the 5th century, or even the end of the 6th century BC, and others to the 3rd century BC.

These jars contain the charred bones of premature babies, infants and various animals that were buried in the temple according to the religious rites in force in Carthage at that time.

These excavations also shed light on the transformations that this sacred space underwent during the Roman period, with the discovery of walls dating from the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD and other walls belonging to the late Roman period.

This project aims to continue the study of the components of the Carthaginian temple and the changes it underwent during the following periods, in order to promote them and present them in a scientific and modern way to specialists and visitors.