Eles, Tunisia Explained
| Official Name: | Eles, Tunisia |
| Pushpin Map: | Tunisia |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Tunisia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Tunisia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
| Subdivision Name1: | Siliana Governorate |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | 1 |
Eles (also transliterated as Ellès and Al Las) is a village in the Siliana Governorate, Tunisia. It is located around 35.9486°N 9.0972°W, about 13 km northwest of Maktar[1] [2] in Siliana Governorate.[3]
Eles, Tunisia sits over a natural spring at the base of the surrounding hills.
The village is notable for the large number of dolmens found immediately to the west,[4] thought to be from around 2500 BC. BC.[5] [6] south and east of the village which are typical of the tombs found around Maktar.[7] A study of fifty-three of the dolmens by Belmonte, Esteban and Jiménez González[8] suggest that some of these tombs may be orientated towards Alpha Centauri. In contrast Hoskin[9] argues that Tunisian dolmen orientations can be explained by the local topography, in that the entrances all face downhill.
The local rock strata are geologically interesting as they provide a particularly good record of the Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary,[10] which is now better known as the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event.
During the Roman Empire and late antiquity there was a civitas (Roman town) called Ululi.[11] [12]
General and cited references
- Belmonte, J.A. . Esteban C. . Jiménez González, J.J. . amp . 1998. Pre-Roman Tombs of Africa Proconsularis. Archaeoastronomy: Supplement to the Journal for the History of Astronomy. 23 . 29 . S7–S24. 10.1177/002182869802902302 . 118536392 .
- Coccioni, R. . Marsilia, A.. November 2007. The response of benthic foraminifera to the K–Pg boundary biotic crisis at Elles (north-western Tunisia). Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. 255 . 1–2. 157–180. 10.1016/j.palaeo.2007.02.046. 11576/1879920 . free.
- Book: Hoskin, M.. 2001. Tombs, Temples, and Their Orientations: A New Perspective on Mediterranean Prehistory. Ocarina Books. 0-9540867-1-6.
- Book: Harbi-Riahi, M.. Gragueb, A.. Camps, G.. M'Timet, A.. Zoughlami, J.. 1985. Atlas Préhistorique de la Tunisie (8 Maktar). Institut National d'Archéologie et d'Art de Tunis and École Français de Rome. 2-7283-0091-7.
Notes and References
- https://itouchmap.com/?c=ts&UF=-724841&UN=-1027397&DG=PPL Eles, Tunisia
- http://www.citymaphq.com/tunisia/el_kef/ellez.html Eles, Tunisia at citymap.com
- http://www.mapmonde.org/africa/tunisia/gouvernorat-de-el-kef/ellez-852969/ Eles, Tunisia
- Web site: Description et photos du site d'Ellès (LookLex) . 2017-02-15 . 2017-02-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170215124241/http://lexicorient.com/tunisia/elles.htm . dead .
- Belmonte, J. A. Esteban, C. and Jiménez González, J. J. (1998). «Pre-Roman Tombs of Africa Proconsularis»: S7–S24
- Harbi-Riahi, M. Gragueb, A. Camps, G. M'Timet, A. Zoughlami, J. (1985). Atlas Préhistorique de la Tunisie (8 Maktar) Institut National d'Archéologie et d'Art de Tunis and École Français de Rome [S.l.]
- Harbi-Riahi et al. 1985:19
- Belmonte et al. 1998
- Hoskin 2001:206-8
- Coccioni and Marsilia 2007
- http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/former/t1903.htm Titular Episcopal See of Ululi
- http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/d2u08.html Ululensis
