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Submitted by AlexHunger on Sunday, 23 July 2006  Page Views: 4842

Multi-periodSite Name: Kerkouane
Country: Tunisia
NOTE: This site is 0.137 km away from the location you searched for.

Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Tunis  Nearest Village: El Haouaria
Latitude: 36.946990N  Longitude: 11.100520E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
5 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Kerkouane
Kerkouane submitted by AlexHunger : Towards the tip of the Tunisian Cap Bon, Kerkouane is probably the best preserved Punic town as other cultures didn't build over the ruins. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Village or Settlement in Tunisia

Ancient Carthaginian City which was not re-populated by the Roman and thus remains the only reasonably intact Carthaginian site. It was apparantly abandoned after the first Punic war. The Punic hip baths are unique.
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Kerkouane
Kerkouane submitted by AlexHunger : Towards the tip of the Tunisian Cap Bon, Kerkouane is probably the best preserved Punic town as other cultures didn't build over the ruins. Many houses had steps to a second floor or roof. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Kerkouane
Kerkouane submitted by AlexHunger : Towards the tip of the Tunisian Cap Bon, Kerkouane is probably the best preserved Punic town as other cultures didn't build over the ruins. Temple area. The sqare raised areas are thought to be Altars to the usual Punic Gods, such as Tanit and Baal or Astarte. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Kerkouane
Kerkouane submitted by AlexHunger : Towards the tip of the Tunisian Cap Bon, Kerkouane is probably the best preserved Punic town as other cultures didn't build over the ruins. Atrium of the so called rich man's house, right on the beach. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Kerkouane
Kerkouane submitted by AlexHunger : Towards the tip of the Tunisian Cap Bon, Kerkouane is probably the best preserved Punic town as other cultures didn't build over the ruins. The Carthaginians used a flooring consisting of crushed ceramics with small irregularly spaced pieces of white marble as decoration. Thia was even found in Malta. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Kerkouane
Kerkouane submitted by AlexHunger : Towards the tip of the Tunisian Cap Bon, Kerkouane is probably the best preserved Punic town as other cultures didn't build over the ruins. Many houses had steps to a second floor or roof.

Kerkouane
Kerkouane submitted by AlexHunger : Towards the tip of the Tunisian Cap Bon, Kerkouane is probably the best preserved Punic town as other cultures didn't build over the ruins. Nearly every house had a hip bath. Servants would wash their seated owners.

Kerkouane Museum
Kerkouane Museum submitted by AlexHunger : Towards the tip of the Tunisian Cap Bon, the Kerkouane Museum houses the country's perhaps best collection of Punic artifacts, taken from the nearby Punic town of Kerkouane. Clay statue of Godess Astarte seated next to consort.

Kerkouane Museum
Kerkouane Museum submitted by AlexHunger : Towards the tip of the Tunisian Cap Bon, the Kerkouane Museum houses the country's perhaps best collection of Punic artifacts, taken from the nearby Punic town of Kerkouane. Near life sized statue of Semitic Godess Astarte found in nearby rock cut tomb of high ranking female. The unique wooden statue is kept in climate controlled chamber to protect it from decay.

Kerkouane Museum
Kerkouane Museum submitted by AlexHunger : Towards the tip of the Tunisian Cap Bon, the Kerkouane Museum houses the country's perhaps best collection of Punic artifacts, taken from the nearby Punic town of Kerkouane. Stone Statue, about 25 Cm tall.

Kerkouane Museum
Kerkouane Museum submitted by AlexHunger : Towards the tip of the Tunisian Cap Bon, the Kerkouane Museum houses the country's perhaps best collection of Punic artifacts, taken from the nearby Punic town of Kerkouane.

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