Although it is difficult to put a date on the erection of the dolmens, as they were in use until the dawn of the Christian era, it seems likely that they date from at least 2000 yearsBC.Mustapha Khanoussi, Dougga, p. 62 Gabriel Camps has suggested that a link to Sicily. He has made the same suggestion for the "haouanet" tombs found in Algeria and Tunisia.Gabriel Camps, Les Berbères, mémoire et identité, p. 90
