QM launches curated archaeological tours for Society Pass users

Doha: As section of an initiative to introduce the broader group to Qatar’s archaeological heritage, Qatar Museums has released Atharna, a programme by means of which Lifestyle Pass associates will have the prospect to go to historical sites throughout the country via curated tours. 

The curated excursions purpose to provide Lifestyle Pass customers with a gateway to find out the heritage of Qatar, from early medieval settlements, to 19th century forts, villages, towers, and mosques.

Aisha Al Khater, Deputy CEO of Museum Affairs at Qatar Museums, said: “Through Atharna, Qatar Museums has place collectively a host of tours and workshops, during which our valued Lifestyle Move users can discover a lot more about Qatar’s fascinating archaeological heritage. We invite our users to signal up early to show up at one particular or a lot more of these offerings, as area is constrained.”

Approaching Atharna activities incorporate: A tour of Al Zubarah from 11am to 1pm on January 2. The moment a flourishing port bustling with fishermen and merchants, the town of Al Zubarah was inscribed into the UnescoWorld Heritage Checklist in 2013. For the duration of the tour, Culture Pass members will have the prospect to take a look at the legendary Al Zubarah Fort, the web page museum, and the 60-hectare archaeological website of Al Zubarah on the northwest value of Qatar. 

On January 9 from 11am to 1pm, Qatar Museums will host a workshop on Experimental Archaeology: How to make prehistoric stone instruments. The intention of this workshop is to assistance participants realize the procedure of producing chipped stone applications and their purpose. Tradition Move associates will be knowledgeable about the unique uncooked elements applied in Qatar, although keeping the primary stone equipment in your hands.  During the experimental section of the workshop, participants will be provided with fundamental instruction in knapping, so that they can have a go at manufacturing their very first stone software.

On January 16, Qatar Museums will guide the Mysterious Symptoms and Symbols: Jassasiya Rock Art Website tour from 11am to 1pm. Culture Pass customers will stop by Al Jassasiya, the most outstanding of a dozen rock-carving sites in Qatar, and experience rock carvings regarded as ‘petroglyphs’, which can be located together the coast of Qatar as perfectly as on Bahrain’s nearby Al Hawar Island.

In the meantime, Unveiling Archaeological Sources pottery workshop from 11am to 1pm on January 23 will contain a limited presentation explaining the pottery producing system, from clay to vessel. Different types of pottery observed at Qatari heritage web pages will be shown and talked about. Members will be equipped to maintain pottery fragments in their palms, so that they can superior truly feel and have an understanding of the features of the distinctive components that are so applicable for the study of these major artefacts. In the next aspect of the workshop, participants will have a useful lesson on how to create their own clay vessel.