The Punic Necropolis of El Mansourah (Kélibia-Cap Bon). Studies in African Antiquities 44.
CNRS editions| N° d'inventaire | 26768 |
| Format | 22 x 28 |
| Détails | 358 p., color illustrations, paperback. |
| Publication | Paris, 2022 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782271141859 |
In Kelibia (Cape Bon, Tunisia), a sector of the Punic necropolis of El Mansourah was excavated in 1984-1985: 28 intact tombs were uncovered, including 23 hypogeal tombs, the bone remains of 56 subjects and 1127 pieces of furniture (ceramics, coins, amulets, decorative objects and metal elements).
These discoveries have deepened our knowledge of the Punic funerary world in North Africa between the end of the 4th and the first half of the 3rd century BC. They not only clarify the architectural specificities of Punic tombs, but also provide information on cremation rites, thanks to the discovery of two ustrina, or the practice of vase breaking, as well as the variations in the composition of funerary furniture, mixing ceramics and different offerings.
Although these discoveries fit into the more general model of dromos tombs at Cape Bon, they are distinguished by a combination of accessories and arrangements specific to it.
This research represents an important step that opens the way to multiple analyses in the fields of anthropology, zooarchaeology, archaeometry and carpology. The recent resumption of fieldwork makes the provision of these documentary elements even more crucial.
In Kelibia (Cape Bon, Tunisia), a sector of the Punic necropolis of El Mansourah was excavated in 1984-1985: 28 intact tombs were uncovered, including 23 hypogeal tombs, the bone remains of 56 subjects and 1127 pieces of furniture (ceramics, coins, amulets, decorative objects and metal elements).
These discoveries have deepened our knowledge of the Punic funerary world in North Africa between the end of the 4th and the first half of the 3rd century BC. They not only clarify the architectural specificities of Punic tombs, but also provide information on cremation rites, thanks to the discovery of two ustrina, or the practice of vase breaking, as well as the variations in the composition of funerary furniture, mixing ceramics and different offerings.
Although these discoveries fit into the more general model of dromos tombs at Cape Bon, they are distinguished by a combination of accessories and arrangements specific to it.
This research represents an important step that opens the way to multiple analyses in the fields of anthropology, zooarchaeology, archaeometry and carpology. The recent resumption of fieldwork makes the provision of these documentary elements even more crucial.