Gasr Banat

Not to be confused with Qasr al-Banat, Qasr el Banat, or Qasr el Banat, Lebanon.
Gasr Banat
Shown within Libya
Location Libya
Coordinates 32°02′00″N 13°23′00″E / 32.033333°N 13.383333°E / 32.033333; 13.383333
Type Fort
History
Periods Ancient Rome
Site notes
Archaeologists Graeme Barker

Gasr Banat or Gasr Isawi is an archaeological site in Libya and the location of an Ancient Roman centenarium or "perched" oppidum. The area is also used as a semi-permanent camp for nomads.[1][2][3] It was studied by Graeme Barker in 1984.[4] Evidence from pottery found around the site suggests the date of construction was in the third century CE.[1]

The centenarium has a striking resemblance to one in Gherait esh-Shergia north of Wadi Nefud. There is an ancient temple-type mausoleum dating to the same period as the centenarium in the valley, which contains a burial chamber decorated with fish. There are also remains of a Roman quarry and dams in the nearby wadi.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 David Mattingly (5 February 1995). Tripolitania. Psychology Press. pp. 10–. ISBN 978-0-7134-5742-1. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
  2. ↑ Graeme Barker; Barri Jones (1982). The UNESCO Libyan valleys survey 1979-1981: palaeoeconomy and environmental archaeology in the pre-desert. Society for Libyan Studies. ISBN 978-0-9508363-0-0. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
  3. ↑ Graeme Barker; Unesco Libyan Valleys Archaeological Survey (1996). Farming the Desert: Synthesis. UNESCO. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
  4. ↑ Libyan Studies: Annual Report of the Society for Libyan Studies. The Society. 1986. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
  5. ↑ Erwin Ruprechtsberger, Die römische Limeszone in Tripolitanien und der Kyrenaika, Tunesien - Libyen (1993 Aalen; Limes Museum)

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