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This beautifully illustrated 2-volume set is an extensive report on the rock art of the Wadi al-Ajal, south west Libya. Volume 1 (Synthesis) is a contextual analysis of a substantial new corpus of engravings from this area, which is of central importance in the cultural development of the Sahara. Volume 2 (Gazetteer) presents the engraved panels with photographs and line drawings.

This volume brings together data collected from both previously published surveys and new data collected using satellite imagery on the architecture and construction of over 2,400 rural structures in nine different regions of Tripolitania, dating between the 1st century BC and the 7th century AD. The synthesis and standardisation of these diverse data using new typologies applicable to structures in all parts of the region have, for the first time, facilitated meaningful comparisons between buildings and settlements across Tripolitania. The analysis looks at the varying histories and patterns of land-use in different parts of the region and even the status, wealth, and socio-cultural structures of the people who constructed and lived in them.