Sheikha Bodour Bint Sultan Al Qasimi, Ambassador of the Faya Palaeolandscape World Heritage Nomination File and Chairperson of Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq), opened the workshop and exhibition “Africa-Arabian Peninsula Stone Age Heritage Linkages.
The Sharjah Archaeology Authority (SAA), in collaboration with the Islamic World Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) and Zambia’s National Heritage Conservation Commission (NHCC), is organising this event, which will bring together a distinguished group of international Stone Age archaeologists.
The workshop, which will take place on February 26 and 27, intends to investigate the shared archaeological linkages between Africa, known as the cradle of human migration, and the Arabian Peninsula, which is recognized as the gateway to early human migration worldwide. It also intends to highlight the shared cultural history, historical migration patterns, and Stone Age advances, emphasizing Sharjah’s status as a prominent global archaeological research centre.
Eisa Yousif, Director General of the Sharjah Archaeology Authority (SAA), Salem Omar Salem, Director of ICESCO’s Regional Office in Sharjah, and Dr. Sabah Aboud Jasim, Adviser to the SAA, were among the distinguished archaeologists and cultural heritage specialists in attendance at the seminar.
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