Henchir-Loulou Explained

thumb|right|Archaeology map of TunisiaHenchir-Loulou a locality and archaeology site near the modern town of Aïn Makhlouf, Algeria.^{[1] [2] [3]} It is the site of an ancient Roman Era town.

Known throughout antiquity as Rotaria, Henchir-Loulou is a site containing vast archeological remains but, unfortunately, the site has experienced a significant loss in its archaeological fabric as it has been used as a quarry for cut stone,^{[4] [5] [6]} for nearby villages. this has led to a degradation in the original makeup of the town.

The first comprehensive survey of the Roman town was conducted by Léon Renier during French colonial times.

Notes and References

1. Michael Greenhalgh, The Military and Colonial Destruction of the Roman Landscape of North Africa.(BRILL, 2014)p261
2. Leslie Dossey, Peasant and Empire in Christian North Africa(University of California Press, c2010.) p256.
3. http://booksnow1.scholarsportal.info/ebooks/oca1/15/bulletinarchol1897franuoft/bulletinarchol1897franuoft_djvu.txt BULLETIN ARCHÉOLOGIQUE DU COMITÉ DES TRAVAUX HISTORIQUES
4. http://guelma.piednoir.net/guelma-ville/archeologiemarsavril2014.html ARCHÉOLOGIE DES ENVIRONS DE GUELMA
5. Michael Greenhalgh, The Military and Colonial Destruction of the Roman Landscape of North Africa.(BRILL, 2014)p261
6. Lorcin, Patricia M. E., Rome and France in Africa: Recovering Colonial Algeria's Latin Past French Historical Studies, Volume 25, Number 2, Spring 2002, pp. 295-329.