12 July 2017
BACA’s President Meets Moesgaard Museum, Denmark
H.E Shaikha Mai bint Mohammed Al Khalifa, Bahrain Authority for Culture &Antiquities (BACA) President has received on 11 July 2017, the Executive Director of Moesgaard Museum, Dr. Mads Kähler Holst. The meeting was also attended by archaeologist Dr. Stephen Lorsen of the Bahrain National Museum- Musguard Museum’s Joint Investigation Team; BACA’s Adviser for Archaeological Affairs archaeologist Dr. Pierre Lombard and Dr. Nadine Baqsmati, BACA’s Museums Consultant. They discussed and reviewed ways to boost cooperation, chiefly in the field of archaeological excavations and museums.
H.E Shaikha Mai welcomed the Danish guests and briefed him about the major culture heritage and art shows and exhibitions as part of “ Our Year of Archaeology 2017” events. H.E added that the importance of the Bahraini heritage is and will be highlighted through many events the whole year. H.E lauded the constructive level of constant and effective cooperation with Denmark and Bahrain regarding archaeological research, excavations and studies, expressing her will to enhance such common goals and objectives between both institutions.
Worth to mention that the Danish Archeological Expedition was one of the first missions to unearth hidden treasures in Bahrain thanks to the work of an archaeologist named Peter Vilhelm Glob. In the 1950s, he discovered and excavated the ruins of the ancient Dilmun civilization in the tiny island country, which established a distinct cultural history for the people of Bahrain. The ancient land of Dilmun was part of a Mesopotamian trade route in the 2nd century BC and written about by the Sumerians on clay tablets. Indeed, Bahrain Authority for Culture & Antiquities held a press conference on 28 November 2016 at Bahrain National Museum to announce a major historical discoveries unearthed recently at A’al Royal Mounds and Al-Malilkiya and the results of the common team researches. The discovery of archaeological remains in A'ali has extended Bahrain's history back to more than 3.700 years, that is 1700 BC.
