Sada Mire: Uncovering Somalia's Heritage
BBC WORLD NEWS
By Stephanie Hegarty
AFRICA - Sada Mire fled Somalia's civil war as a child, and lived as a refugee in Sweden. But now she is back in the Horn of Africa as an archaeologist, making some incredible discoveries. Sada Mire is only 35, but she has already revealed a dozen sites that could be candidates for Unesco world heritage status. She has a fellowship in the department of art and archaeology at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London and is head of the department of antiquities in the breakaway territory of Somaliland, in the north-west region of Somalia. She is the only archaeologist working in the region. She has recorded ancient rock art at 100 sites, medieval Islamic towns, and pre-Islamic Christian burial sites. [link]
By Stephanie Hegarty
AFRICA - Sada Mire fled Somalia's civil war as a child, and lived as a refugee in Sweden. But now she is back in the Horn of Africa as an archaeologist, making some incredible discoveries. Sada Mire is only 35, but she has already revealed a dozen sites that could be candidates for Unesco world heritage status. She has a fellowship in the department of art and archaeology at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London and is head of the department of antiquities in the breakaway territory of Somaliland, in the north-west region of Somalia. She is the only archaeologist working in the region. She has recorded ancient rock art at 100 sites, medieval Islamic towns, and pre-Islamic Christian burial sites. [link]
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