Moroccan-Led Team Unearths Sijilmassa’s Hidden Past
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A Khan
- . May 6, 2025
- . Update: May 6, 2025 10:55 pm
The National Institute of Archeology and Heritage of Morocco has started its largest ever archaeological project at Sijilmassa which established the historic connection between Morocco and sub-Saharan Africa.
The archaeological team under the leadership of heritage specialist Asmae Al-Qasimi has dug through 8,000 square meters during their investigations from the 6th to 18th centuries. Director Abdeljalil Bouzouggar declared the project trailblazing because of its extensive depth and contemporary excavation methods.
La mosquée historique de Tinmel dans le Haut-Atlas marocain, point de départ des guerriers almohades qui occupèrent une grande partie de l’Afrique du Nord et de la péninsule ibérique.
— MM ۞ (@MoorishMovement) September 9, 2023
Elle est aujourd’hui en ruine. pic.twitter.com/ZDmcafyNoQ
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