Libya Archive

Archaeological Sites At Risk From Coastal Erosion On The Cyrenaican Coast Of Libya

AncientPages.com | April 15, 2023

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeological sites along the Libyan shoreline are at risk of being damaged or lost due to increasing coastal erosion, according to a new

Garamantes: 3,000-Year-Old Sophisticated North African Society Built 3,000-Mile Network Of Underground Irrigation Canals

AncientPages.com | January 29, 2022

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Many legends surround the mysterious Kingdom of Garamantes, which was once situated in the oases of Fezzan, Libya. This indigenous Saharan society had

Zerzura – Lost Ancient Sahara Oasis Guarded By Black Giants

AncientPages.com | June 10, 2020

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - For as long as anyone can remember, people have been fascinated with the possibility of discovering ancient lost cities. Explorers have gone on the

Shishak (Sheshonq I): Egyptian King Who Invaded Judah And United Egypt

AncientPages.com | February 28, 2019

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Shishak (Shishaq), later identified with the pharaoh Shoshenq I, was an Egyptian pharaoh who sacked Jerusalem in the 10th century BC, according to the

Mosaics depicting Dionysus and a sleeping Ariadne discovered in Ptolemais. Image: Miron Bogacki via Haaretz

Archaeology

1,700-Year-Old Roman Villa, Beautiful Mosaics, Coins Unearthed In Ancient Roman Port Of Ptolemais

AncientPages.com | June 12, 2017

AncientPages.com - Beautiful, elaborate mosaics, statues, ancient Roman silver and gold coins are among artifacts unearthed by archaeologists excavating a 1,700-year-old villa in Ptolemais, an important trading port for