"Lost City" Discovered in the Libyan Desert

Denied the Romans who called the barbarianGaramantes and troublemakers.

SELASA, 8 NOVEMBER 2011, 09:18 WIB

Using satellite and aerial photography team fromthe University of Leicester, UK identified theruins in the most unfriendly in the Sahara Desert,in the territory of Libya.

So far, the team found 100 regions fortifiedfarms, villages, and castle-like structure with walls that still remains as high as 4 meters, and the city landscape. The city was estimated tostand at 1 to 500 AD. The team also found aburial pyramid, and sophisticated irrigationsystems.

"It's like someone who came to England andfound the Palace of the Middle Ages. The existence of this ancient settlement wasrecorded 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 archaeologiststo explore the pre-Islamic civilization there.

"The city lost" was built by a civilization that is notso well known, named Garamantes, who have a lifestyle and a relatively advanced culture andplays an important role in history.

"Satellite images give us the ability to examine a wide area. We can see in the landscape of thisunfriendly, never rain, had once crowdedpopulation 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 troublemakersin the edge region of Roman power.

"In fact, they are very civilized. Living in theresidential area, most of whom are farmers in thearea of the oasis. They are very organized, there are towns and villages, familiar with writing, art, and technology," said Mattingly. "Garamantesactually pioneering the development of the oasisand open the trans-Saharan trade."

Researchers had previously joined forces fledwhen rebels attacked the Gaddafi regime in February 2011 ago. They'll be back soon.