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Recent developments in Cyrene's chora south of the Wadi bel Gadir

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 March 2015

Susan Kane  and
Donald White
Susan Kane
Affiliation:
Department of Art, Oberlin College, USA
Donald White
Affiliation:
Mediterranean Section, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, USA
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Abstract

Recent work in the Wadi bel Gadir in the southern chora region of Cyrene, in particular the discovery of two temple precincts by the Italian Mission (Missione Archeologica a Cirene della Università degli Studi di Urbino) as well as an intensive topographic survey by the newly reconstituted University of Pennsylvania Expedition (now the Cyrenaica Archaeological Project) is providing important information about urban development to the west and southwest of the city of Cyrene. This paper offers an overview of the previous work in the area and some thoughts on the potential implications of the recent discoveries by the Italian Mission led by Professor Mario Luni and the Cyrenaican Archaeological Project (CAP) directed by Professor Susan Kane.

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Libyan Studies , Volume 38 , 2007 , pp. 39 - 52
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Copyright © Society for Libyan Studies 2007

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