This African country may have been first settled by Phoenicians as early as the 12th century B.C.
[DOC] [TLE] Phoenician Colonies - A Bequest Unearthed, Phoenicia [PAR] At Carthage some Greek objects have been found, datable to about 750 or ... 
Material evidence of Phoenician occupation in the 8th century BC comes from 
Utica ... Excavations confirm that the Phoenicians settled in southern Spain after 
800 BC.