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.

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