Gasr Banat

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]

Not to be confused with Qasr al-Banat; Qasr el Banat; or Qasr el Banat, Lebanon.
Gasr Banat
Shown within Libya
LocationLibya
Coordinates31.461833°N 14.704528°E / 31.461833; 14.704528
TypeFort
History
PeriodsAncient Rome
Site notes
ArchaeologistsGraeme Barker

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. 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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