Archaeology of Tunisia von Source: Wikipedia (Hrsg.)

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 30. Chapters: Archaeological sites in Tunisia, Dougga, Kairouan, Sousse, El Djem, Utica, Tunisia, Sbeitla, Gafsa, Capsian culture, Maktar, Hadrumetum, Thuburbo Majus, Musti, Ichkeul Lake, Uzita, Kerkouane, Scillium, Iberomaurusian, Thapsus, Zama Regia, Chemtou, Thélepte, Zama Minor, Aquae Regiae, Ruspina. Excerpt: Dougga or Thugga (Berber: Dugga, Tugga, Arabic: ¿) is an ancient Roman city in northern Tunisia, included in a 65 hectare archaeological site. UNESCO qualified Dougga as a World Heritage Site in 1997, believing that it represents ¿the best-preserved Roman small town in North Africä. The site, which lies in the middle of the countryside, has been protected from the encroachment of modern urbanisation, in contrast, for example, to Carthage, which has been pillaged and rebuilt on numerous occasions. Thuggäs size, its well-preserved monuments and its rich Numidian-Berber, Punic, ancient Roman and Byzantine history make it exceptional. Amongst the most famous monuments at the site are a Punic-Libyan mausoleum, the capitol, the theatre, and the temples of Saturn and of Juno Caelestis. Dougga's location in Roman Africa.The archaeological site is located 4.6 kilometres SSW of the modern town of Téboursouk, on a plateau with an uninhibited view of the surrounding plains in the Oued Khalled. The slope on which Dougga is built rises to the north and is bordered in the east by the cliff known as Kef Dougga. Further to the east, the ridge of the Fossa regia, a ditch realised by the Romans after the destruction of Carthage to mark the limits of the territory captured and incorporated into their empire and its distinction from the lands left to Numidians allied to Rome, are a testimony to Douggäs position as a point of contact between the Punic and Berber worlds. The site offers a high degree of natural protection, which helps to explain its early occupation. Dougga's history is best known from the time of the Roman conquest, even though numerous pre-Roman monuments, including a necropolis, the mausoleum, and temples have been discovered during archaeological digs. These monuments are an indication of the site's importance before the arrival of the Romans. According to Gabriel Camps, the Numidian name for the city is TBGG, which derives from the Libyan word TBG (to protect). Th