Dr. Sada Mire who is an Archaeologist from the faculty of Archaeology in Leiden University held a thought provoking lecture at the University Of Hargeisa entitled “Somali Heritage & Archaeology How To Use The Knowledge Of The Past In Every Career” where she addressed pressing archaeological issues such as the threat to heritage as a whole through historical landmark destruction, looting historical items, the historical inhabitants of the modern day Somali countries and their origins, the beautifully diverse makeup of the Somali DNA. She also addressed how Archaeology is related to and overlaps many other disciplines such the medicine & health, environment, economy, peace & conflict and many others.
Dr. Sada Mire also addressed the importance of knowing about the threat our heritage is under and to take steps to preserve it, she also talked about the Massive Open Online Course MOOC “Heritage Under Threat” in which Dr. Sada Mire herself is the lecturer.
The event as covered by the University Of Hargeisa Facebook page live video is below.
(Side Note: due to internet errors the live kept getting interpreted we apologize for the inconvenience)
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