Castles in the desert: Satellites reveal lost cities of Libya
Monday, November 7, 2011 - 23:30
in Earth & Climate
Satellite imagery has uncovered new evidence of a lost civilization of the Sahara in Libya's south-western desert wastes that will help re-write the history of the country. The fall of Gaddafi has opened the way for archaeologists to explore the country's pre-Islamic heritage, so long ignored under his regime.