HISTORY Adal Heritage: Young Somali historians/excavators visit Abasa and discover an entire city buried underground

Arabsiyawi

Arabsiyawi

HA Activist.
Arabsiyawi

Arabsiyawi

HA Activist.
Araabi said:
So long as nothing is damaged. I'm sure once uncovered it will give us clues to the migration of T-BY181210 into the North and Northwest part of the Somali speaking regions.
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I don't know if we'll ever have a clear idea of how things happened. What worries me most is the safety of this fragile heritage we have. Sadly, people are not made aware of how much harm they can cause. Over the last two centuries, we've already seen a lot of looting at cairns and grave sites that were visible on the surface.
If locations are now shared and people are told about the potential value of what sits underneath, whether financial or historical, it will only embolden the caqli lix sac to start digging and doing whatever they want...
I already came across a crazy guy in SL, claiming to be an archeologist (lmao). He's gathered a whole team and roams around the Sheikh mountains...
Idk if SL even has a ministry of Culture but the authorities have to steo in and issue actual permits to people worthy of it, people with genuine qualifications, lol...
 
Barkhadle1520

Barkhadle1520

Araabi said:
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A visit to Abasa, an underground city and a remnant of the Adal civilization Adal Heritage Team.

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Reer Awdal youngsters discover never before seen underground complexes in the ruined town of Abasa, Awdal. Took 3 months and now Adal Heritage will uncover more hidden gems.
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Only archeologists should touch these ruins, anyone else should stay away
 
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Araabi

Awdalite
Arabsiyawi said:
I don't know if we'll ever have a clear idea of how things happened. What worries me most is the safety of this fragile heritage we have. Sadly, people are not made aware of how much harm they can cause. Over the last two centuries, we've already seen a lot of looting at cairns and grave sites that were visible on the surface.
If locations are now shared and people are told about the potential value of what sits underneath, whether financial or historical, it will only embolden the caqli lix sac to start digging and doing whatever they want...
I already came across a crazy guy in SL, claiming to be an archeologist (lmao). He's gathered a whole team and roams around the Sheikh mountains...
Idk if SL even has a ministry of Culture but the authorities have to steo in and issue actual permits to people worthy of it, people with genuine qualifications, lol...
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You're absolutely right. Imagine destroying ancient artefacts accidently. Needs to be preserved
 
Mohamedamiin120

Mohamedamiin120

Marxist-Leninist, OG.
Barkhadle1520 said:
Only archeologists should touch these ruins, anyone else should stay away
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[Non-Somali] Archeologists don't go to Somalia lol what? Only local amateurs really do the heavy lifting if i'm being real.

Also if they don't replicate the near-criminal mistakes of (early) Euro-American archeology in the 18th century we are chilling anyways.
 
Mohamedamiin120

Mohamedamiin120

Marxist-Leninist, OG.
NidarNidar said:
They need to be paid not to dig and just protect the site 24/7; an accredited archaeologist needs to be doing the work and documenting everything.
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Unfortunately due to a lack of real interest in the area and concerns over safety I do not think this is going to happen. Either the gov hires ppl to dig (no money for that) or it tells Somali archeologists to dig (we don't have the schools for that).
 
Arabsiyawi

Arabsiyawi

HA Activist.
There are barely any Somalis with the proper credentials to take on this work. Even wealthy Middle Eastern and Asian countries prefer to partner with European, North American, or Australian universities for fieldwork and research. These old institutions have proven themselves over decades. They bring experience and professional standards that have earned them the trust of countries whose history is central to tourism (Egypt, Jordan, Peru, and now Saudi Arabia, for example).
Yet I see many of our poeple insinuating that our heritage is somehow more at risk in the hands of these foreign archaeologists and historians than it is from locals digging around for YT/FB likes. Ridiculous, in my opinion.
Somaliyow, we can’t be the best at everything. Accepting this fact is the first step toward learning how to preserve what we have.
 
Suldaaanka

Suldaaanka

لاسعانودي | بدوي
Araabi said:
www.youtube.com

A visit to Abasa, an underground city and a remnant of the Adal civilization Adal Heritage Team.

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
www.youtube.com www.youtube.com



Reer Awdal youngsters discover never before seen underground complexes in the ruined town of Abasa, Awdal. Took 3 months and now Adal Heritage will uncover more hidden gems.
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How is this city spelled in Somali? Sounds very foreign/Ethio-like assuming Abasa is the anglicized spelling
 
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