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WHERE IS AÜZA?
Author(s) -
BOARDMAN JOHN
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
oxford journal of archaeology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.382
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1468-0092
pISSN - 0262-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-0092.2010.00351.x
Subject(s) - phoenician , archaeology , geography , ancient history , history
Summary A text suggests that Aüza was probably the earliest Phoenician colony in North Africa. It has commonly been located far to the west, beyond Carthage. A more plausible location, nearer Egypt and Phoenicia, at the site known as Aziris, is here suggested.