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about this culture, which flourished between 600 B.C. and 800 A.D. However, during the press conference in which he presented his findings, he had to insist on its extraordinary importance: “It is as if someone came to England and discovered medieval castles”, he explained to a 6 British journalist, who was probably unaware of the context of the news. We do not berate him for that. With the exception of Egypt, archeology in the north of Africa is as arid as the subsoil being studied. Photo credit :Germa,By Franzfoto (Own work) licensed under GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons The author of this brief introduction is David Mattingly, Roman archeology professor at the University of Leicester and director of the project which has obtained the images in question. Extremely knowledgeable of the Garamantes’ Civilization, this famed archeologist is set to promote knowledge