Libyan Garamantes Flourish as Farmers and Traders
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Agriculture, Civilizations, Cultures
- Subcategories: Trade, Commerce, Farms, Farming, Rural Life, Prehistoric Humans
- Curriculum: African History, Ancient History
- Geographical Location: Libya
- Date: c. 500 -c. 200
Article abstract: The Garamantes harnessed the water beneath the Sahara, through networks of underground canals called foggara, to supply oases, where they carried on farming.
Summary of Event
The Garamantes were an ancient people who inhabited the Sahara Desert from around 500 b.c.e. to 200 c.e. They lived in three large cities—the capital of Germa (ancient Garama), Zinchera, and Saniat Gebril—and in about twenty other settlements in the Fazzan, a region in the southwest of Libya. The remains of the Garamantes’ settlements have been uncovered by...
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