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British Institute for Libyan and Northern African Studies

The Society for Libyan Studies is a British academic body, sponsored by the British Academy, which since 1969 has fostered and developed links between British and Libyan scholars in a wide range of fields including the natural sciences, linguistics, archaeology, history and geography. It publishes a journal, detailed reports on its field projects, and a popular series of travel books. It also runs a regular lecture series in London on a wide range of topics relating to Libyan culture and heritage, which are open to the public.

The Society publishes detailed reports on its field projects as part of a monograph series. In addition, Silphium Press is the popular imprint of The Society for Libyan Studies, dedicated to works of more general interest on Libya. Found only in Cyrenaican Libya, it was appreciated throughout the Mediterranean world from the seventh century BC to the first century AD when it became extinct, probably through overexploitation. Their logo is inspired by images on the coins of Cyrene.

The Archaeology of Fazzan Vol. 2 Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 581
ISBN: 9781900971058
Pub Date: 31 Dec 2007
Imprint: Society for Libyan Studies
Series: Society for Libyan Studies Monograph
Description:
The Archaeology of Fazzan, volume II, Site Gazetteer, Pottery and other Survey Finds, Edited by David J. Mattingly “The Libyan Sahara is one of the richest desert areas for the study of human adaptation to changing environmental and climatic conditions. This is the second volume in a projected series of four reports detailing the combined results of two Anglo-Libyan projects in Fazzan, Libya’s south-west province.
The Libyan Desert Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 338
ISBN: 9781900971041
Pub Date: 31 Dec 2006
Imprint: Society for Libyan Studies
Series: Society for Libyan Studies Monograph
Illustrations: 111 figs, 13 tabs
Description:
The Sahara is Libya's outstanding landscape feature and is the source of most of its significant natural resources. This desert region is also extraordinarily rich in historical and cultural heritage that is in itself another valuable resource, through exploitation by Libya's tourism industry. This volume draws attention to the link between the benefits that Libya draws from its Saharan resources (oil, gas, water, minerals and tourism) and the need to safeguard and record aspects of its cultural heritage.
RRP: £45.00
Christian Monuments of Cyrenaica Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 462
ISBN: 9781900971010
Pub Date: 31 Dec 2003
Imprint: Society for Libyan Studies
Series: Society for Libyan Studies Monograph
Illustrations: 376 figs, 2 maps
Description:
Christian Monuments of Cyrenaica publishes archaeological studies undertaken between 1953 and 1971 by the late J. B. Ward-Perkins (d.
The Archaeology of Fazzan , Vol. 1 Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 454
ISBN: 9781900971027
Pub Date: 31 Dec 2003
Imprint: Society for Libyan Studies
Series: Society for Libyan Studies Monograph
Illustrations: 460 fig, 31 tables
Description:
A detailed report, the first in a series of four, of two Anglo-Libyan projects carried out in the Fazzan region of southwest Libya. This volume outlines the history of the area, the work of Charles Daniels in the 1950s, 60s and 70s, and the most recent project directed by David Mattingly. The aims of the project are matched by the sections of this report and include syntheses of survey and excavation evidence for the geography, climate, hydrology and environment, as well as archaeological and historical data.
Excavations at Surt (Medinet al-Sultan) between 1977 and 1981 Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 135
ISBN: 9781900971003
Pub Date: 31 Dec 2002
Imprint: Society for Libyan Studies
Description:
The Islamic city of Surt was, even at its peak during the middle and second half of the tenth century AD, a modest settlement. It was, however, a prosperous city, a commercial centre. In addition, it was a military staging place for the Fatimid invasion of Egypt.
RRP: £12.00

Excavations at Sidi Khrebish, Benghazi (Berenice) Volume 1

The mosaics and marble floors
Format: Paperback
Pages: 174
ISBN: 9781915808097
Pub Date: 31 Dec 1998
Imprint: Society for Libyan Studies
Series: Supplements to Libya Antiqua
Illustrations: 110 figs, 16 plates
Description:
The excavations sponsored by the Society for Libyan Studies at Sidi Khrebish (Benghazi) have provided a full account of the Greek settlement and later Roman occupation of the city of Berenice. The published volumes provide the most significant interdisciplinary documentation of the archaeology of an urban site in North Africa, on a scale comparable to Carthage.Volume IV: Part 1: The Mosaics and Marble Floors (D.
Farming the Desert: The UNESCO Libyan Valleys Archaeological Survey Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 424
ISBN: 9780950836386
Pub Date: 31 Dec 1996
Imprint: Society for Libyan Studies
Description:
The desert margins of North Africa are extremely rich in archaeological ruins of the Roman period, evidence of dense settlement 2,000 years ago in what are now arid and hostile environments. Historians, geographers and archaeologists have long debated the significance of these sites, explaining the 'Greening of the Desert' variously in terms of environmental change, colonization, external market forces or combinations of factors. The debate so far has been characterized by the lack of scientific data from any one region concerning, on the one hand, the nature of settlement, society and land-use and, on the other, the contemporary climate and environment; this has made it impossible to compare rigorously the strengths and weaknesses of the alternative theories.
Farming the Desert: The UNESCO Libyan Valleys Archaeological Survey Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 417
ISBN: 9780950836393
Pub Date: 31 Dec 1996
Imprint: Society for Libyan Studies
Description:
"The desert margins of North Africa are extremely rich in archaeological ruins of the Roman period, evidence of dense settlement 2,000 years ago in what are now arid and hostile environments. Historians, geographers and archaeologists have long debated the significance of these sites, explaining the 'Greening of the Desert' variously in terms of environmental change, colonization, external market forces or combinations of factors. The debate so far has been characterized by the lack of scientific data from any one region concerning, on the one hand, the nature of settlement, society and land-use and, on the other, the contemporary climate and environment; this has made it impossible to compare rigorously the strengths and weaknesses of the alternative theories.
RRP: £20.00
Excavations at Sabratha 1948-1951. Volume II Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 298
ISBN: 9780950836355
Pub Date: 31 Dec 1989
Imprint: Society for Libyan Studies
Series: Society for Libyan Studies Monograph
Illustrations: b/w ilus
Description:
This is the first report on the finds from K. Kenyon's and J. B.
RRP: £40.00

Excavations at Sidi Khrebish Benghazi (Bengazi) Volume III, Part 2

The lamps
Format: Paperback
Pages: 206
ISBN: 9781915808066
Pub Date: 31 Dec 1985
Imprint: Society for Libyan Studies
Series: Supplements to Libya Antiqua
Illustrations: 39 b/w pls, 19 b/w illus, fold-out
Description:
Over 5650 lamps, largely ceramic, were discovered during excavation of the Hellenistic city of Berenice, North Africa. These date from the foundation of the city in the mid 3rd century through to the 10th- and 11th-century Islamic period. This full report catalogues Hellenistic, Roman and Islamic lamps, both imported and local, and also considers inscriptions, marks and historical context.
RRP: £15.00

Excavations at Sidi Khrebish Benghazi (Berenice). Volume III, part 1
Format: Paperback
Pages: 557
ISBN: 9781915808080
Pub Date: 31 Dec 1985
Imprint: Society for Libyan Studies
Series: Supplements to Libya Antiqua
Description:
The excavations sponsored by the Society for Libyan Studies at Sidi Khrebish (Benghazi) have provided a full account of the Greek settlement and later Roman occupation of the city of Berenice. The published volumes provide the most significant interdisciplinary documentation of the archaeology of an urban site in North Africa, on a scale comparable to Carthage. Volume III: Part 1: The Fine Pottery (P.

Ghirza
Format: Paperback
Pages: 330
ISBN: 9788022402347
Pub Date: 31 Dec 1984
Imprint: Society for Libyan Studies
Description:
This volume reports one of the most important sites in the Tripolitanian hinterland. It contains detailed studies of the many buildings of the settlement (including a pagan temple) and its cemeteries. Particular attention is devoted to the monumental tombs for which the site is justly famous.
RRP: £15.00

Excavations at Sidi Khrebish Benghazi, Berenice, Volume IV Part 1
Format: Paperback
Pages: 461
ISBN: 9781915808073
Pub Date: 01 Jan 1977
Imprint: Society for Libyan Studies
Series: Supplements to Libya Antiqua
Description:
The excavations sponsored by the Society for Libyan Studies at Sidi Khrebish (Benghazi) have provided a full account of the Greek settlement and later Roman occupation of the city of Berenice. The published volumes provide the most significant interdisciplinary documentation of the archaeology of an urban site in North Africa, on a scale comparable to Carthage.Volume I: The main site report (by J.
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