FINAL HEAT FOR INTERNATIONAL ARCHAEOLOGY PRIZE
The five finalists for the 2022 International Archaeological Discovery Award “Khaled al-Asaad” are lining up for the final nomination of the most important archaeological discovery of 2021, to be held at Paestum (Campania, Italy) between the 27th - 30th October 2022.
The contestants are:
Egypt: the discovery of the city of Amenhotep III at Luxor
Italy: the Room of the Slaves discovered at Civita Giuliana, Paestum
Pakistan: the most ancient urban buddhist temple in Barikot in the Valley of Swat
UK: a Roman mosaic featuring scenes from “the Iliad” in Rutland county
Turkey: an 11,000 year old rock sanctuary at Karahantepe in Anatonia
The prize, dedicated to the archaeologist Khaled al-Asaad, custodian of the ancient site of Palmyra, who was assassinated by Islamic fundamentalists in 2015 is now in its 8th edition.
Info: www.borsaturismoarcheologico.it/premio-khaled-al-asaad-2022
