The drawing shows a north–south section of the Byrsa hill at the level of the Punic quarter. It illustrates the profound transformations that affected the top of the hill up to the Roman period, and the situation of the remaining Punic remains. In the Roman period, to receive public buildings such as the forum, the slope was levelled and large retaining walls were erected. Buried under the mass of these fills were the remains of the Punic dwellings, which reappeared after the removal of this earth by recent archaeological excavations.
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