Wednesday, November 04, 2026

Carthago excavanda est

PUNIC WATCH: Carthage begins a new archaeological mission on 15 October. Carthage in Tunis is hosting a Tunisian-Chinese archaeological mission, with excavations and surveys continuing until 8 January 2027 (Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS).
The project was launched by Tunisia's National Heritage Institute, known as the INP, in cooperation with China's National Centre for Archaeology, or NACA. The mission brings together researchers, specialists, heritage conservators and students from both countries.

The programme includes excavations at the Punic ports and studies of the remains and their immediate surroundings. Teams are also carrying out geometric and topographic surveys with modern technology, while archaeological collections found during the work are being studied and inventoried. Details of the mission published by Le Quotidien place the start on 15 October 2026 and the planned end on 8 January 2027.

Glad to hear it. There has also been recent archaeological work by the INP at the Carthage Tophet.

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