 Since 1982, French archaeologist Serge Lancel excavated a residential area of the Punic Carthage on top of Byrsa hill near the Forum of the Roman Carthage.The neighborhood can be dating back to early second century BC, and with its houses, shops, and private spaces, is significant for what it reveals about daily life of the Punic Carthage.The remains have been preserved under embankments, the substructures of the later Roman forum, whose foundation piles dot the district.