Scientists unearth 15,000 year-old city in southern Morocco
Morocco, Local, 8/20/2004

A team of Moroccan scientists have unearthed, near the southern city of Aousserd, remnants of a city, believed to be 15,000 years old and to belong to an ancient Amazigh civilization.

The ancient city "Arghilas" (cheetah) in Berber language was found by chance by a team of cartographers, reports Morocco's TV channel " 2M."

The region is rich in wall paintings tracing the history of prehistory humans who used to inhabit the Sahara. The team discovered columns that are likely the beams of the city's temple and in the other side of the city a collective necropolis surrounded by habitats.

These ancient buildings were found in a state of advanced decay due to weather erosion and human activities, 2M says.

The site is currently being studied by archeologists and authorities plan to make it available to geology students to gain insight on how ancient humans lived in the Sahara.

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