62. The Marble Quarry at Chemtou

Creator	Keefe, Susan
Location	Chemtou
Date Accessioned	2016-11-17T15:04:52Z
Date Available	2016-11-17T15:04:52Z
Date Issued	July 9, 2000
xmlui.metadata.dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11258/31576
Description	A marble quarry, famous since Roman times for its yellow marble, which was exported all over the Mediterranean world. Each block was marked with the emperor's name. A sacred mountain looms over the quarry with a Numidian temple on top. On the sides going up are carvings on the rocks--votive stellae to Baal-Saturn. One is shown here. On the far side of the mountain, at its bottom, ruins of a Byzantine church have been uncovered. Dr. Keefe found no traces of a baptistery or font.
Subject	Archaeology
Subject	Marble
Subject	Church
Title	62. The Marble Quarry at Chemtou