From the Newsroom*
São Paulo – The Arab Culture Nucleus at the Syrian Sports Club, in São Paulo, is going to promote on Saturday (31) a talk about the archaeological discoveries of Syria, an Arab country that has over 10,000 years of history and is rich in archaeological records. The speaker is Ahmad Serrieh, director general of the Department of Antiques and Museums of Syria and member of the board of the Arab-Syrian Cultural Centre, in São Paulo.
Syria was the scenery for several human migratory movements and the crib for several large civilizations, like the Babylonian, Phoenician and Arab. The first alphabets were discovered in the country, recording musical notes and mythological poems.
Serrieh is graduated in archaeology and post-graduated in Ancient History of the Middle East and of the Babylonian Civilization from the University of Damascus, in Syria. He is also a master and has a PhD from the Archaeology University of Warsaw, in Poland, having been a professor in the Archaeology Department. He is the author of several articles published in specialized newspapers and magazines, has participated in several international archaeological missions in Syria and in scientific conferences in the United States, Japan and Europe.
Talk with Ahmad Serrieh
Date: May 31st
Time: 4:00 pm
Site: Syrian Club Auditorium
Address: Avenida Indianópolis, 1192, São Paulo
Admittance is free
*Translated by Mark Ament
