Chemtou Museum Explained

Chemtou Museum
Native Name:	متحف شمتو الاثري
Location:	Chemtou, Tunisia
Type:	archaeological museum
Collection:	Numidian items

The Chemtou Museum (;) is an archaeological museum located in Chemtou, Tunisia. The museum was designed by archaeologists with the Tunisian National Heritage Institute and the German Archaeological Institute with offices located in Rome, Italy.^[1] It has the distinction of being located in the area of the old Roman city of Simmithu, near the entrepot's marble quarry in what was the ancient Berber kingdom of Numidia.^[2]

Marble quarries

A series of Roman mill races to horizontal water turbines have also been discovered. This indicates that technologically, part of the activities at the site had been mechanised.

See also

• Culture of Tunisia
• List of archaeological sites by country
• List of museums in Tunisia

References

• Aïcha Ben Abed, Carthage. Capitale de l'Africa, Connaissance des arts, hors-série Carthage n°69, 1995, p. 28.

External links

• chimtou.com, museum's official website
• Musée de Chemtou at l'Institut national du patrimoine (in French)

36.4897°N 8.5769°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: ARTESSERE . Art Places – Chemtou Museum, Tunisia . 2023-02-28 . ARTESSERE . en.
2. Web site: Explore The Chemtou Museum . 2023-02-28 . Attenvo . en.