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dc.contributor.authorFehervari, Geza
dc.contributor.editorSavage, Elizabeth
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-01T05:31:18Z
dc.date.available2024-06-01T05:31:18Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.identifier.urihttps://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/90742
dc.description.abstractExcavations at Surt were carried out between 1977 and 1981 which uncovered the heart of the town with its mosque and workshops. In archaeological terms, North Africa in the early medieval period is almost entirely unknown. This excavation report goes some way to shedding light on the subject and so is most welcome. The Islamic city of Surt was, even at its peak during the middle and second half of the tenth century AD, a modest settlement. It was, however, a prosperous city, a commercial center with several workshops. All these were possible because the town had its own harbor in the nearby lagoon. The excavations at Surt have greatly enhanced our knowledge of the life, material culture and history of North Africa, particularly during the early Fatimid period.
dc.languageEnglish
dc.subject.classificationbic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HD Archaeology
dc.subject.classificationbic Book Industry Communication::A The arts::AC History of art / art & design styles
dc.subject.classificationbic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HB History::HBJ Regional & national history::HBJH African history
dc.subject.otherSocial Science
dc.subject.otherArchaeology
dc.subject.otherArt
dc.subject.otherAfrican
dc.subject.otherHistory
dc.subject.otherAfrica
dc.titleExcavations at Surt (Medinet al-Sultan) between 1977 and 1981
dc.typebook
oapen.collectionKnowledge Unlatched (KU)
oapen.imprintBritish Institute for Libyan and Northern African Studies
oapen.identifierhttps://openresearchlibrary.org/viewer/bc77831e-aa73-4fed-9d37-b3ead9796b26
oapen.identifier.isbn9781900971591


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