06 March 2023
Curtain Falls on the "Little Archaeologist" program in its second season, As part of the 17th Edition of Spring of Culture Festival
Qal’at al Bahrain Fort site hosted, earlier this week, the conclusion of the "Little Archaeologist” program", as its last workshop was held with wide participation from the public in the Kingdom of Bahrain. This event was part of the 17th edition of the Spring of Culture Festival.
Indeed, at the end of this recreational educative program implemented at Qala’at al Bahrain site, the kids who were about 100, learned about antiquities, archaeological excavations, and how to deal with artifacts by working on models of pieces that were previously buried at the site. In addition, pottery craftsmen participated in the event, in order to shed light on the importance of pottery pieces that were discovered in various archaeological sites in Bahrain and their role in documenting the history of the Kingdom.
In addition, the "Little Archaeologist” program enabled children and young adults to discover and enjoy unique archaeological pieces and heritage sites of the Kingdom of Bahrain. Children will work under the supervision of specialists to find the artifacts with tools similar to those used in real restoration operations, along with a simplified explanation about the discovered artifacts. Worth to mention that the "Little Archeologist" program is organized by the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities aims to enhance community partnership and raise awareness about the importance of preserving and preserving Bahrain's archaeological heritage, especially among children and young adults. In order to achieve this, the authority coordinates with several agencies, including government agencies such as the Ministry of Education, and private institutions such as NGOs and schools. During the workshops, the children work under the supervision of a specialist in the field of excavation to find the artifacts, with which the site was prepared in advance, and then processed with tools similar to those used in real restoration operations. In addition, the children attend a simplified explanation of the discovered artifacts.
Worth to mention that in the second season of the "Little Archaeologist” program, more than 1,700 children participated in the activities of the program, which were held in different locations: such as the Madinat Hamad burial field site, the Saar archaeological site, Qala’at al Bahrain Fort site and Al-Hajar archaeological site.
