Ghosts in the Desert: the Archaeological Investigation of a Sub-Saharan Battlefield

2007/11/01 by Iain Banks · 1 citation
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Social Sciences · Arts and Humanities · #Archaeological Research and Protection #African history and culture analysis #Archaeology and Historical Studies

paper · doi:10.1163/157407807x257340

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Abstract

In November 1918, a battle was fought in the Kallaya saltpan as part of the conflicts relating to the Italian conquest of Libya from 1911 to 1936. Archaeological survey of the battlefield was able to record much of the detail of the fighting, but revealed the importance of the historical record in the interpretation of the results. The details of the fighting also indicate the considerable complexities involved in conflicts involving non-state groups.

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