Inventory of artifacts

The excavation of Aghmat exhumed a large quantity of artifacts:
Ceramics: both luxury ware and commonware, from periods ranging from the tenth century through the fourteenth, including incised and glazed ablution bowls, and several examples of cuerda seca, a highly specialized type of ceramics originally produced in Andalusia, but now known to have also been produced here in medieval Aghmat.

Carved Stucco: elements from the palace and mosque, decorated with geometric and stylistic floral design as well as calligraphic renditions of Qur’anic verses.

Structural and decorative architectural elements: marble column and basin, zilij (glazed tiles), roof tiles, cornices, fired bricks, nails, water pipes, etc.

Other artifacts: glass, needles, potters tools, potter’s wheel, etc.

To date, over 7,000 objects (ceramics, metals, bone objects, glass, carved plaster, and painted plaster), excavated during the 2005-2010 campaigns have been inventoried. The material from 2011 and 2012, as well as future excavations, remain to be inventoried.

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Archaeological Research

There are two areas within the palace which need to be excavated READ MORE

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Inventory of artifacts

The excavation of Aghmat exhumed a large quantity of artifacts… READ MORE

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Consolidation and Restoration

Since 2005, the hammam has undergone some restoration each year… READ MORE

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Interpretation Center

In 2009, the municipal government of Ghmat launched a project proposal for the restructuring of urban facilities and traffic… READ MORE