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. 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.
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)