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Some Notes on Islamic Tolmeita

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 March 2015

D. Kennet
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This article presents some sherds of glazed, medieval pottery which were found on the surface at Tolmeita in the vicinity of the Headquarters of the Dux. This pottery suggests a period of occupation at Tolmeita from the tenth to the thirteenth centuries AD. There is a brief discussion of the possible role of Tolmeita as a port for Barqa's trade. Yakubi, al-Idrisi and Abu al-Fida are quoted as they all mention Tolmeita by name.

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Libyan Studies , Volume 22 , 1991 , pp. 83 - 89
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Copyright © Society for Libyan Studies 1991

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