Germa
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Germa is an archaeological site in Libya with major ruins of the Garamantian Empire.
The Garamantian Empire (Garamantes) was located in North Africa. The Garamantes were a warrior nation who originated in the Tibesti region of the Sahara. The Garamantian Empire was a two-thousand-year-old civilization that once ruled the Fezzan. This civilization climaxed during the second and the third centuries. The Garamantes were a Berber kingdom who had resisted the Roman Empire's dominating influence.
Archaeological work at Germa has most recently been conducted by Prof. David Mattingly's Fazzan Project, which has continued the work of Charles Daniels and Mohammed Ayoub. The Fazzan Project is about to publish the 2nd of 4 planned volumes based on its work.
[edit] External links
- Germa - Libya online
- Germa - Lexiorient
- Toby Savage, photographer
- Nick Brooks' Fezzan Geoarchaeology website
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