Documentation and Assessment of Cyrenaican Archaeological Sites

$360K USD

Funder	Department of State
Recipient Organization	Oberlin College
Country	Libya
Start Date	Oct 20, 2012
End Date	Jan 25, 2015
Duration	827 days
Number of Grantees	2
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`77638-48`

Grant Description

To support the documentation and assessment of Greco-Roman and other archaeological sites in the Cyrenaica region of eastern Libya.

A collaboration between Oberlin College in Ohio and the Libyan Department of Antiquities, this project continues work begun under previous Ambassadors Fund grants and supports a comprehensive program of mapping, documentation, and risk assessment in and around the Greco-Roman site of Cyrene, one of the most culturally significant ruin complexes in the world.