Tas-Silg: the Late Neolithic megalithic sanctuary and its re-use during the Bronze Age and the Early Iron Age

Excavations at Tas-Silg (2003-2011) allowed to acquire new data on the Late Neolithic megalithic sanctuary and its transformations during the Bronze Age and the Iron Age, till to the foundation of the Phoenician sanctuary. Traces of other cultic megalithic building were brought to light, including rooms destroyed by a fire. Megalithic structures and open spaces were re-used during the Bronze Age and the Iron Age in a new ideological context. Of great interst is the presence of a crescent-shape agathe artefact with a cuneiform inscription coming from Mesoèpotamia, dating back to thirtheen century.