Tophet of Carthage
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The Tophet of Carthage is an ancient open-air sanctuary and cemetery associated with the Phoenician-Punic city of Carthage, historically linked to child burials and debated sacrificial practices.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Phoenician-Punic religious site
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archaeological site → cemetery → sanctuary → |
| archaeologicalDiscipline |
Phoenician-Punic archaeology
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| archaeologicalExcavation |
excavations in the 20th century
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| associatedWithCity |
ancient Carthage
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| associatedWithCulture |
Phoenician civilization
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Punic civilization → |
| country |
Republic of Tunisia
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| dedicatedToDeity |
Baal Hammon
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Tanit → |
| evidenceType |
animal remains
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cremated human remains → inscriptions mentioning vows and offerings → |
| hasAlternativeName |
Sanctuary of Tanit and Baal Hammon at Carthage
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Tophet de Carthage → |
| hasFeature |
ash-filled urns
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enclosure walls → field of stelae → stone markers → |
| heritageStatus |
UNESCO World Heritage Site component
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| inscriptionsLanguage |
Punic
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| interpretedAs |
cemetery for children who died young
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possible site of child sacrifice → |
| knownFor |
open-air sanctuary layout
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stelae with religious inscriptions and symbols → urn burials of infants and young children → |
| linkedToEvent |
Roman destruction of Carthage in 146 BCE
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| locatedIn |
Carthage
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North Africa → Tunisia → |
| modernAccess |
open to visitors
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| near |
modern city of Tunis
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| partOf |
archaeological site of Carthage
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| partOfUNESCOSite |
Archaeological Site of Carthage
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| religiousTradition |
Canaanite religion
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Phoenician religion → |
| researchTopic |
Phoenician-Punic funerary practices
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ancient Mediterranean religions → child sacrifice debate → |
| symbol |
crescent and disk motifs
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raised-hand motifs → sign of Tanit → |
| timePeriod |
1st millennium BCE
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| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince |
1979
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| usedFrom |
8th century BCE
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| usedUntil |
2nd century BCE
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Tophet of Carthage
("Tophet de Carthage")
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hasAlternativeName |
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Archaeological Site of Carthage
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hasPart |
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Carthage National Museum
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nearbySite |