National Geographic – “Don’t Tell My Mum I am in Somalia”. Sada Mire guided the presenter, Diego Bunuel, through a selection of sites, such as rock art site of Laas-Geel, in Somaliland. Watch video on Youtube Back to...
Sada Mire is on a mission to raise awareness about Somali cultural heritage The archaeologist discovered prehistoric cave art in Somaliland in 2007 Mire is the head of Somaliland’s Department of Antiquities Every week CNN International’s African...
(CNN) — Prehistoric paintings of antelope, snakes and giraffes that have survived for around 5,000 years are now under threat from looting and a lack of protection. The rock paintings, which include renderings of dogs and sheep as well as human figures, were...
A galaxy of colourful animal and human sketches adorn the caves in the rocky hills of this arid wilderness in northern Somalia, home to Africa’s earliest known and most pristine rock art. But in a region ravaged by two decades of relentless civil unrest and...
