18 November 2018
Bahrain Culture Authority’s Archaeological Tour, Public invited to discover the wonders of Mugaba archaeological site
Bahrain Authority for Culture & Antiquities (BACA) is planning a field visit touring the Japanese archaeological team’s excavations at Muqaba site, on 23 November 2018 at 4:00 pm. Please note that this offer is available to those wishing to attend and register via BACA’s web site : www.culture.gov.bh. Deadline for registration is 22 November 2018.
The tour is part of BACA’s strategy to invite participants and the general public to discover the hidden archaeological wonders of the historical heritage of the Kingdom of Bahrain. Participants will enjoy a tour around Muaqaba archaeological site, which includes a number of similar burial mounds, in size and period of time, that is Tylos period. Indeed, the area along Al-Budaie Road, encompassing Al-Qadem, Al-Hajjar, Al-Shakhura and Jannusan is laden with burial mounds dating back to 4th .Millennium BC -4th Millennium AD. The public will be tour guided by the Japanese Expedition team to answer and present any enquiries in English.
Worth to mention that the Japanese team, made up of 7 members experts in archaeology, survey and geology, from the “Archaeological Institute of Nara” under the chairmanship of Dr. Saito, started their third exploration season at the site of Maqaba mounds - the period of Tylos, and will continue until December 2018
