Garma Archaeological Museum, Fezzan, Libya
Or the Garamant Civilization Museum, the Garamant in the archaeological city of Garma in southern Libya. The museum was built in 1968 and opened in 1969. It was re-expanded in 1970 and opened a year later. It was re-established in 1989.
The museum is classified as regional, meaning it includes historical contents from the region in which it is located. It contains a group of drawings and inscriptions drawn by ancient humans in Libya, in addition to stones dating back to the prehistoric period. The museum consists of five halls: the prehistoric exhibits hall, the German antiquities hall, the Islamic antiquities hall, the popular collectibles hall for the southern region, and the Mass Era hall.
The museum also contains mummies dating back to about 2,300 years ago. The number of tourists who visit this museum reaches about 110,000 tourists each season, and their number doubles when adding those who visit the old city of Germa, the Akakus Mountains and desert tourism.
Mummy of Boutrona
The “Bouterna” mummy is a mummy that was discovered in 1968 and exhumed in 1969 by the German archaeological mission headed by the German archaeologist Helmut Siegert. It was found covered with tabaret trees because it was used in mummification. The mummy is 9 years old and was found in a fetal position. She lived around 300 BC. It was found in the Abu Tarna area near the Bint Bey area, 60 kilometers south of Garma.
Ancient history of Libya
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