Ricerc@Sapienza

Recent excavations by Sapienza University of Rome and the Superintendency of Trapani in the Sanctuary of the Tophet at Motya allowed a full re-appraisal of this important monument of the Phoenician religious culture in the West. The western sector of the sanctuary with Temple T6, possibly devoted to Astarte, was re-excavated and its stratigraphy and plan reconstructed. Building T5 closing the urns field to the west in front of the wells was also re-explored, producing a complete reconstruction of its architecture and stratigraphy.