Missione archeologica costiera e subacquea in Cirenaica

Since many year we are proceeding with a careful underwater archaeological survey offshore the coast of eastern Cyrenaica between Ras Hamama and Ras Etteen as well as the coastal survey. We selected three coastal sites that were chosen jointly by our mission and the Department of Antiquities of Libya to deepen the researches. They are Phykous, north of Cyrene, El Ougla in the area of Hamama, north of Beidha and Ras Etteen, on the western edge of Gulf of Bomba. During the last research seasons we went on surveying wide portions of the coastal belt etween Ras Hamama and Ras Etteen. The survey produced the discovery or re-discovery of many sites belonging to different ages. Beside many roman sites so far known through the past surveys we identified some lower Paleolithic, Middle Paleolithic, Upper Paleolithic and Neolithic surface sites. A wide collection of lithic industry and impressed pottery was collected.