TUNIS, May 10 (TAP) – "A new archaeological site was discovered in "Henchir Dharraoui," in the Djebel Salloum area,  Kasserine Governorate," Director of the General Inventory and Research Division at the National Heritage Institute (INP) Samira Sehili said on Friday. She added that "the discovery was made during a scientific field mission."

Speaking to TAP on the sidelines of the 8th International Scientific Symposium on "The History of the Tunisian Steppes," held from May 8 to 10 in Sbeitla, Sehili stated that the site dates back to the Roman era, spanning the 3rd to 7th centuries AD.

Covering an area of approximately five hectares, the site includes a fully intact olive oil press, a necropolis from antiquity, Roman baths, a former village, hydraulic structures, and two inscribed stones.

Sehili noted that during this period, the Kasserine region was one of the most prominent centers for olive oil production and export. She added that the site, which has now been documented on topographic and archaeological maps, remains in the early stages of exploration.