Lost city from ancient civilisation discovered in Libya
University of Leicester archaeologists have made an astonishing find that could re-write history. The fall of the Gaddafi regime in Libya has provided archaeologists with the opportunity to explore the country's pre-Islamic heritage fully for the first time. Using satellites and air-photographs to identify the remains in one of the most inhospitable parts of the desert, a British team led by the University of Leicester has discovered more than 100 fortified farms and villages with castle-like structures and several towns, most dating between AD 1-500. They have identified the mud brick remains of the castle-like complexes, with walls still standing up to four metres high, along with traces of dwellings, cairn cemeteries, associated field systems, wells and sophisticated irrigation systems. Read more
The Garamantes (probably from Berber language: igherman; meaning: cities) were a Saharan people who used an elaborate underground irrigation system, and founded a prosperous Berber kingdom in the Fezzan area of modern-day Libya, in the Sahara desert. Read more