Το Qatar 365 ξεσκονίζει αρχαιολογικούς χώρους της χώρας, ψάχνοντας θησαυρούς σε στεριά και θάλασσα

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Το Qatar 365 ξεσκονίζει αρχαιολογικούς χώρους της χώρας, ψάχνοντας θησαυρούς σε στεριά και θάλασσα  Από κόσμους κάτω από την άμμο ως θησαυρούς στη θάλασσα, το Qatar 365 σκαλίζει το παρελθόν του Κατάρ. Η Laila Humairah πάει στον αρχαιολογικό χώρο Ain Mohamed για να βρει ίχνη της Πρώιμης Ισλαμικής περιόδου. Η Johanna Hoes πάει στην Αλ Ζουμπάρα για να δει την κληρονομιά του Κατάρ κάτω από το νερό.  Σε συνεργασία με Media City  ΔΙΑΒΑΣΤΕ ΕΠΙΣΗΣ : http://gr.euronews.com/2025/07/09/to-qatar-365-3eskonizei-arxaiologikoys-xwroys-ths-xwras-psaxnontas-8hsayroys-se-steria-kai  Γίνε συνδρομητής! ! Το euronews είναι διαθέσιμο σε 12 γλώσσες

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00:00Υπότιτλοι AUTHORWAVE

00:02Connecting with archaeology provides you a sense of identity

00:05and connects Qatar to the rest of the world.

00:07By making this event, we promote and encourage

00:10not only the states but also the public

00:13and all the communities around Zubara

00:16to protect the marine and cultural heritage,

00:19underwater cultural heritage.

00:24Hello and welcome to Qatar 365

00:26with me, Laila Humaira.

00:28On this episode, we take a look at how the country

00:31is preserving both archaeological sites

00:34and its intangible cultural heritage.

00:37Let's first start here at the northern tip of Qatar

00:40in a village called Ain Mohamed.

00:42As I found out, it's one of a few dozen historical sites

00:46where researchers are conducting excavations

00:48to dig into the history of the early Islamic period.

00:54In the study of human history,

00:56nothing comes quite close to the thrill of discovering an ancient site.

01:00Dr. Robert Qatar is leading the research at Ain Mohamed Excavation Site.

01:05What he and his team have found tells a fascinating story

01:09about the area in Qatar's history.

01:11Well, there were definitely people living here.

01:13so they were not only undertaking production activities,

01:17they were also living around the factory as well

01:19because we have their food remains in little hearths,

01:22you know, cooking places.

01:24In fact, we have evidence from the site that they were growing crops.

01:27So we have a settled population and they're farming and they're making textiles.

01:32and they're in Qatar.

01:34In the last 15 years, Ain Mohamed has been one of more than 30 sites

01:38identified by Qatar Museum's archaeologists,

01:41giving a glimpse of how life was like in the 19th century.

01:45But more recent findings have indicated that these sites existed way before then,

01:49between the 7th and the 9th century,

01:52which was also the time period that witnessed the birth of Islam in the Arabian Peninsula.

01:57Qatar Museums launched the Landscapes of Faith project

02:00to trace the intersection of when Christianity and Islam first overlapped.

02:05So far, we haven't found any good evidence either way

02:08for whether the people at the sites that were excavating are Christian or Muslim.

02:13But what we have found is some very interesting facts about the activities they were performing,

02:18the lives that they were leading and the connections they had with the outside world.

02:23After two excavation seasons,

02:25Dr. Qatar and his team have collected a few pieces that make up the human history puzzle.

02:31We have a complete grinding stone, two halves of a rotary quern, we call it,

02:36still together in position, which is very unusual.

02:40We have several finds relating to textile production.

02:43We have spindle whorls, which are weights,

02:45and we have spindles, brass rods, which are used to spin.

02:49So we believe they were producing wool on this site.

02:52Here we've got a very nicely made basin with a nice lip,

02:55gypsum plaster and a drainage hole going through into a pit on the other side.

03:00And the pits where these basins empty out tend to be filled with this ashy sediment,

03:07which is one of the reasons we believe that they were washing something,

03:10probably a fleece, in ashy water to clean it.

03:13Among the finds was also this,

03:15the skeletal remains of a small dog in one of the rooms.

03:19While it's yet to be dated, it could indicate domestication of pets

03:23or perhaps the owning of sheepdogs.

03:26Every year, the museum holds an open day.

03:29It's a chance for the public to experience, explore and learn about the excavation site.

03:35We have a group of people that can excavate with us.

03:38They can sieve the finds and the spoil that we find.

03:42They can wash pottery.

03:44They can take some photography.

03:46So it's a very hands-on day.

03:49Connecting with archaeology provides you a sense of identity

03:52and connects Qatar to the rest of the world.

03:55Angie Altam grew up watching Indiana Jones movies,

03:58so signing up to such an opportunity was a no-brainer.

04:02It was my first time here and, yeah, I found it fascinating,

04:06just digging, finding and all these.

04:09and there is a very ancient and vibrant history in Qatar.

04:13Beginner's luck was on her side as Angie found a piece of broken pottery

04:18that looks like what the archaeologists are looking for.

04:21The team thinks they've only scratched the surface at Ain Mohamed

04:25and are hopeful that future digs will bring them more artefacts

04:29to help solve the mystery of Qatar's earliest dwellers.

04:33Preserving ancient sites is one important aspect of making sure past civilisations

04:44don't get lost through the ages,

04:46but so is spreading the knowledge to future generations.

04:50I'm here at Masharib Museums in the heart of Doha

04:54to meet General Manager Abdullah Al-Nama,

04:57who gives us an insight to the museum's role in keeping Qatar's heritage alive.

05:03Mr. Abdullah, thank you so much for having us here today.

05:07I wanted to start first with where we are.

05:10This is the Mohammed bin Jassim House.

05:13What is the historical and cultural significance of this building?

05:17Mohammed bin Jassim is one of our four museums here at Masharib Museums.

05:22Mohammed bin Jassim is very significant to the downtown Masharib.

05:26It covers the history of Masharib as an area,

05:29plus it explains the seven steps that the new architecture language

05:34that the city was built upon, how it was established.

05:38And it's also a testimonial of the education that here in downtown Masharib properties

05:44were trying to spread the knowledge of building a smart and sustainable city

05:48to the younger generation.

05:50And there are a few other historical houses that make up Masharib Museums.

05:54Can you tell us more about those buildings?

05:57We have as well Beit bin Julmuth,

06:00which is the first and only museum in the world

06:03that talks about the story of slavery in the Indian Ocean world.

06:06And also we have the Company House,

06:08which is a museum that focuses on the Qatari pioneers

06:11who were working in the oil industry.

06:13The fourth museum is Ravwani House.

06:15Ravwani House is a prototype of the old Qatari houses,

06:19free oil and post oil.

06:21The four museums, the four stories,

06:23actually it's a social and economical study

06:26of the history of Qatari the past 100 and 120 years.

06:30So what are the ongoing outreach programs

06:34that you have at the museum right now?

06:36We share museums,

06:38maybe it's not your traditional kind of museum.

06:41You focus a lot on the narrative.

06:42It's a narrative storytelling museum,

06:45more than artifact based museum.

06:47For example, we have a bimonthly,

06:51very active program,

06:53which is the Science Café

06:54in collaboration with Cedra, for example.

06:56We have a research program with Hamad bin Khalifa University.

06:59So we try to diverse our offering

07:03because lots of initiatives happening here in Qatari.

07:06And finally, how do you see Misharab Museums

07:09continuing to stay relevant as the world modernizes?

07:12I think it's very important,

07:14especially through programming,

07:17to be relevant within the community.

07:20As long as the programs and the initiatives

07:22that we keep organizing

07:24are part of what interests people,

07:27I think this will make museums relevant

07:30to the evolving and changing communities.

07:33At the end of the day,

07:35our role is not only to showcase history,

07:39but also to be part of history.

07:46From forgotten worlds under Qatar's sands

07:48to treasure troughs in its coastal waters,

07:50Joanna Hoos gets her hands and feet wet

07:53at the Al-Zubara archaeological site

07:55to explore Qatari history

07:57submerged in the Arabian Gulf.

07:59At first glance,

08:01this beach on Qatar's northwestern coast

08:04might not seem all that remarkable.

08:06But dig a little deeper,

08:07literally and figuratively,

08:08and hidden under the glistening waters,

08:11you will find traces of a bygone era,

08:13remnants of the ancient coastal town of Al-Zubara,

08:16a settlement that was once at the heart

08:18of Qatar's pearl trade.

08:20In the 19th century,

08:22the life that was in it,

08:25Loulou,

08:26and lived in the Arab countries.

08:29Of course, the siege of Al-Zubara

08:30lived in these villages

08:31and villages.

08:32And then Zubara lived in the 18th century.

08:37Today's dive in Al-Zubara's past

08:39is organized by Qatar Museums and UNESCO

08:42in collaboration with Seashore

08:44and the Poseidon Dive Center.

08:46The open day offers curious minds

08:48from Qatar's diving community

08:50a rare chance to get hands-on

08:52and learn how to uncover, document,

08:54and preserve the country's

08:56underwater cultural heritage.

08:58Today, we have a free day

09:00about the study of Al-Zubara,

09:02but with the research on the importance

09:04of the sea and the nature of the sea

09:06of this city in the recent recent period.

09:09One of the things that we show

09:11about in the coastal areas

09:13are, of course,

09:15to the village of Al-Zubara

09:17is actually used to be

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