Garamantes: 3,000-Year-Old Sophisticated North African Society Built 3,000-Mile Network Of Underground Irrigation Canals
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Kingdom of Garamantes, once located in the oases of Fezzan, Libya, is surrounded by numerous legends.
They were known for their technological innovations and maintained trading connections with both the Mediterranean region and Sub-Saharan Africa.
The Garamantes stand out as remarkable pioneers of civilization in the Sahara, flourishing in a tough environment where many others could not. The society built towns and impressive fortifications and developed prosperous oasis agriculture. They mastered sophisticated water management techniques and played a crucial role in trans-Saharan trade.
From around 1000 BC during Africa’s Neolithic period until approximately the 7th century AD, when the Arab Conquest occurred, the Garamantes built a sophisticated society. Their capital was the fortified city of Garama, accompanied by several other urban centers.
Politically organized in a confederation, the Garamantes were governed by a king. They were not desert barbarians living in one or two small towns and scattered settlements across the vast Sahara Desert. It was undoubtedly erroneous to hold such an opinion about the Garamantes.
We must not forget that this extraordinary, advanced society lived in the Sahara Desert, the world's largest desert, where rainfall averages only half an inch per year.
Yet, the Garamantes flourished, and so did their agriculture.
This is a preview of our premium article available only to members of Ancient Pages.
Become a member to read more - Click here
If you are already a member and have logged in to your account, you can access the article here
See also:
Forgotten Ancient Ugarit: One Of The Flourishing And Oldest Cities Of Canaan
Mysterious Lost Kingdom Of Urartu And Its Enigmatic History
Termessos: City Where History And Mythology Marked People’s Daily Lives
More From Ancient Pages
-
Archaeological Mystery – Why Has Only One Such Puzzling Ancient Object Been Found In Norway?
-
Rhetorica ad Herennium: Ancient Book That Improves Your Memory Using Method Of Loci – You Can Test It Easily
-
Treasures Of Polish Archaeological Dig In Czermno Medieval Fortified Settlement – Revealed
-
Last Fragment Of Early Christian Christogram Found In Ancient City Of Parthicopolis, Bulgaria
-
Ancient Graves That Date Back To Pre-Vijaya Era Discovered In Sri Lanka
-
Ruins Of The Ancient City Of Palmyra Documented – What Remains After The Fall Of The Assad Regime
-
Has The Mythical Long-Lost Underwater Ancient Land Of The King With Three Crowns Been Found?
-
Strange Encounter With A Supernatural Being In The 1790s
-
Longvek – Ancient Historical City That Sheds Light On Cambodia’s ‘Dark Age’
-
Explorers Of Lost City Of The Monkey God Contract Unusual Flesh-Eating Disease
-
Stunning Ancient Khanqah With Large Underground Crypt, Ritual Halls And Burials Discovered In Turkestan
-
Unexplained Mystery Of The Untraceable Stone-Throwers – Strangeness In North America, Belgium And Indonesia – Part 1
-
Lost Viking Village Borgund And Its 45,000 Artifacts Hidden In A Basement Examined By Experts
-
LIDAR Discovers Huge Abandoned Zapotec City With Temples, And Ball Courts In Oaxaca, Mexico
-
Unusual Secret May Be Hidden In A Mysterious Valley In The American Southwest
-
Mystery Of Giant Ancient Statues And A Vanished Civilization With Unusual Physical Characteristics – Strange American Connection – Part 2
-
Controversial Evidence – Ancient Chinese Visited America 2,500 Years Ago
-
Incredible 5,000-Year-Old Temple Complex In Orkney Could Re-Write History Of Scotland
-
3,000-Year-Old Graves With Some Oldest Burial Sites Discovered in Central Norway
-
Legendary Mount Penglai Where The Eight Immortals Reside
