Radiocarbon dates from Fazzan, southern Libya

Bibliographic Data

ID21073989
AuthorsDavid Mattingly (0000-0003-1862-8392, University of Leicester, corresponding author), David N Edwards (0000-0002-9480-4936, University of Leicester), David Edwards (0000-0002-0383-8314), David S Edwards (0000-0002-5670-087X), John Dore, J N Dore (Newcastle University)
Year2002
Volume33
Pages9-19
Publication date2002-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueLibyan Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0263-7189 • E-ISSN: 2052-6148
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0263718900005082
OpenAlexW1706945280
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited9

This short paper presents a full list of the currently available radiocarbon dates from the work of Charles Daniels in the 1960s-1970s and the Fazzan Project (1997-2001). The dates can be grouped into several categories, by site or area, and demonstrate the potential of radiocarbon dating being applied to historic-period archaeology in the Sahara. This complements earlier Italian work on later prehistory. One of the most important conclusions to emerge is that the construction of castle-like buildings in Fazzan began within the Garamantian period and that some of the numerous well-preserved mudbrick fortified sites are thus rather earlier than has previously been envisaged. A second important conclusion is that the use of AMS dating can help to identify and confirm activity of the post-Garamantian and early Islamic phases, which has hitherto been elusive

Archaeology · Art · Geography · Prehistory · Radiocarbon dating · African Studies and Ethnography · African Studies and Geopolitics · History · Language, Linguistics, Cultural Analysis