New archaeological site discovered in Libya

CAIRO – 13 August 2017: An archaeological site was discovered recently in Libya in the Marsalak area located in the Eastern side of Tobruk City in the recent few days.

The discovered archaeological site includes a number of statues, one with a woman's head, the other a rabbit head and a third with a ram head, in addition to a number of ancient coins.

The academic staff of Antiquities and Tourism Faculty in Tobruk University in Libya managed to discover this archaeological site.

There were no further information on the archaeological site from the faculty staff who discovered the site.

The antiquities faculty dean visited the site accompanied by the head of the antiquities department in the faculty. The Faculty of Antiquities and Tourism at the University of Tobruk was recently established by a decision from the Prime Minister in 2016.

The faculty provides education, research services and training courses in the fields of tourism and archaeology in accordance with international standards, all using the latest technologies.

In June 2017 a group of Libyan archaeologists found a 1700-year-old Villa on the coast of Libya. In the Villa there were ancient Roman silver and bronze coins. They discovered about 553 silver and bronze coins. They also discovered ancient mosaics.