Le temple B de Volubilis : nouvelles recherches

Abstract

In 1980 H. Morestin had proposed an architectural evolution of Temple Β. Afield inspection in 1995, and an excavation campaign in 1996, have provided abundant information which completes or corrects the hypotheses hitherto proposed. The new reflection on the successive phases of construction takes into account the presence of different building materials, sandstone in the north, sandstone and grey limestone in the west, grey limestone in the south. The discovery of thresholds and of partial rebuilding of the elevations completes our observations. Newly found offerings, funerary vases, phials for perfumes, and stelae, can be related to the structures; they belong to the same ritual. To sum up, a sacred area including votive stelae and cinerary urns was developed into a stone temple, the number of chapels around the courtyard increasing with the successive alterations.

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