Required: Demolition of the Concrete Village and Start of Excavation
Qiyas summary
Dr. Al-Asfour calls for halting demolition and beginning archaeological excavation in areas of old urban settlement.
Excerpt
The construction of a new heritage village on the ruins of an old heritage village, with the requirement to remove its traces and destroy what remains, is something no rational person knowledgeable about archaeology would ever do. Therefore, we hope that these concrete buildings will be removed and that archaeological excavation will begin to uncover the treasures of the earth’s layers in this area, which is one of the main sites of early urban settlement in Kuwait. …
Translated by Qiyas from القبس — Original source
