Ant - Using satellite and aerial photography team from the University of Leicester, UK identified the ruins in the most unfriendly in the Sahara Desert, in the territory of Libya.
So far, the team found 100 regions fortified farms, villages, and castle-like structure with walls that still remains as high as 4 meters, and the city landscape. The city was estimated to stand at 1 to 500 AD. The team also found a burial pyramid, and sophisticated irrigation systems.
"It's like someone who came to England and found the Palace of the Middle Ages. The existence of this ancient settlement was recorded during the reign of Gaddafi regime," said project leader, David Mattingly, as the site loaded science, Our Amazing Science, 7 November 2011. The fall of Libyan ruler for 42 years that allows open space for archaeologists to explore the pre-Islamic civilization there.
"The city lost" was built by a civilization that is not so well known, named Garamantes, who have a lifestyle and a relatively advanced culture and plays an important role in history.
"Satellite images give us the ability to examine a wide area. We can see in the landscape of this unfriendly, never rain, had once crowded population and arable land. This is quite remarkable," said Martin Sterry, who is responsible in satellite image interpretation.
These findings oppose the Romans that says, people Garamantes barbaric and troublemakers in the edge region of Roman power.
So far, the team found 100 regions fortified farms, villages, and castle-like structure with walls that still remains as high as 4 meters, and the city landscape. The city was estimated to stand at 1 to 500 AD. The team also found a burial pyramid, and sophisticated irrigation systems.
"It's like someone who came to England and found the Palace of the Middle Ages. The existence of this ancient settlement was recorded during the reign of Gaddafi regime," said project leader, David Mattingly, as the site loaded science, Our Amazing Science, 7 November 2011. The fall of Libyan ruler for 42 years that allows open space for archaeologists to explore the pre-Islamic civilization there.
"The city lost" was built by a civilization that is not so well known, named Garamantes, who have a lifestyle and a relatively advanced culture and plays an important role in history.
"Satellite images give us the ability to examine a wide area. We can see in the landscape of this unfriendly, never rain, had once crowded population and arable land. This is quite remarkable," said Martin Sterry, who is responsible in satellite image interpretation.
These findings oppose the Romans that says, people Garamantes barbaric and troublemakers in the edge region of Roman power.
"Faktanya, mereka sangat beradab. Tinggal di pemukiman luas, kebanyakan
adalah petani di wilayah oasis. Mereka sangat terorganisir, ada kota
dan desa, mengenal tulisan, seni, juga teknologi," kata Mattingly.
"Garamantes justru perintis pembangunan di oasis dan membuka perdagangan
trans-Sahara."
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