Carthage unveils 'Young Man of Byrsa'

Magharebia ^ | Thursday, October 21, 2010 | Mona Yahia

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A corpse buried on Byrsa Hill, above the Gulf of Tunis, is at the heart of a groundbreaking exhibit that opened Friday (October 15th) at the Carthage Museum... French archaeologist Jean-Paul Morel and other researchers determined that the skeleton buried five metres deep on the grounds of the Carthage Museum was that of a young man in the prime of life, aged between 19 and 24 years old. His bones were more than 2,500 years old. He died sometime in the 6th century BC... The re-building process lasted 16 years... Ziad, an employee in the Ministry of Culture, said: "I took my children with me so that they may see this discovery and tell their colleagues about what they saw." ...Admission to the Carthage Museum is free for students under age 25 who want to see the Byrsa youth, the gems, scarabs, amulets and other items found in his tomb, and a film about how he was "reassembled" after thousands of years. The exhibit runs until March.

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from the AFP/Yahoo story:

(AFP/File/Fethi Belaid)

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[Mona Yahia] A 19-year-old youth from Carthage is the centrepiece of a first-ever exhibit at the National Museum near Tunis.

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[sinanju]

They only sacrificed little kids, right?

[Ramius]

Cartega Delenda Est.

[Joya]

Thank you SC.

Qx ping.

[thecodont]

Looks like Adrien Brody.

[SatinDoll]

That he does!

[Zetman]

Looks like Barry Manilow.

[thecodont]

[Moltke]

a young man in the prime of life, aged between 19 and 24 years old. His bones were more than 2,500 years old.

Wow, a 20-year-old guy with 2,500-year-old bones. How did that happen? Or did they mean his bones are 2,500 years old?

[668 - Neighbor of the Beast]

LOL, good catch Moltke! for us grammarnazis who follow the sport. :)

[Moltke]

I’ve got a season ticket...

[wildbill]

Start the rumor—the Carthagenians were actually one of the lost tribes of Israel.

[Little Bill]

Looks like my Step-Brother John, Italian Last Name, at that age.

[colorado tanker]

Psst. Hey, buddy. Have you heard about that backwater burg founded in Italy a few years ago called Rome? Don’t worry about it. It’ll never amount to anything.

[SunkenCiv]

Since he died at 20, the bones are actually only 2480 years old. ;’)