Sada Mire: Uncovering Somalia's heritage (BBC) {ancient rock art}

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By Stephanie Hegarty

BBC World Service

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.
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Driving her forward is the urge to uncover and preserve a cultural heritage that has been systematically looted, both in colonial times and more recently by warlords trading national heritage for guns.

The region has proved to be rich in archaeological wonders, which Sada Mire has been logging for the last four years with a team of 50 helpers.

She has recorded ancient rock art at 100 sites, medieval Islamic towns, and pre-Islamic Christian burial sites.
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more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-14592866

http://www.somaliheritage.org/

ETA: audio: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00k0jzk#synopsis {CORRECTED}