Archaeologists take up research on Essaouira Island [Morocco]

Morocco Times ^ | 3/10/2006

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Thanks to archaeological research undertaken in the 1950s, a great deal is already known about the ancient occupation of the island. Phoenician merchants established a trading counter there in the 7th or 6th century BC, followed later by more temporary stays on the island during the reign of the Mauretanian King Juba II.

According to a statement made to the press by Abdeslem Mikdad, co-director of the current research programme, the Romans were also present on the island towards the end of the 3rd century AD.

The programme also envisages prospections in the Essaouira region, in order to discover the places that were occupied in the past and, consequently, to define the aspects and nature of the relations that the local populations had with the incoming Phoenicians and Romans.

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The Phoenician artifacts at Mogador (west coast of Africa) are mentioned with little detail on page 188.

Phoenicians by Glenn E. Markoe

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