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Western Marmarica Coastal Survey 2008: a preliminary report

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 March 2015

Linda Hulin
Linda Hulin*
Affiliation:
Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Oxford, UK
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Abstract

This paper reports the preliminary results of a brief survey east of Tobruk over Easter 2008. The survey concentrated upon two areas: between Wadi Qseirat and Wadi Gabar, north of Kambut and around Marsa Lukk. Thirty-four sites were identified, ranging from larger settlements near good harbours (one each at Wadi Duma and Marsa Lukk), to farmsteads, farms and larger inland villages. Eleven sites provided evidence of industrial activity through the presence of kiln waste and at four of them, of the kilns themselves. Dated sites belong to the Early and Late Roman periods, Iron Age and Hellenistic sherds are present in small quantities. Marmaric ware, first identified along the coast of the western desert of Egypt, is shown to extend into this area and may be associated with cairn and enclosure burials.

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Archaeological Reports
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Libyan Studies , Volume 39 , 2008 , pp. 299 - 314
Copyright
Copyright © Society for Libyan Studies 2008

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