An exhibition and an international symposium on “the universal scope of Morocco’s prehistoric heritage”, placed under the High Patronage of King Mohammed VI, opened, Friday, at the headquarters of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Paris. The exhibition and the symposium are meant to present the richness and diversity of the Kingdom’s prehistoric heritage and highlight recent archaeological discoveries in the North African country. In an address at the opening ceremony, the UNESCO Director General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, stressed the importance of this international event, insofar as prehistory continues to “question what we are, what we have in common, our place in the scale of time and in the scale of life”. Praising Morocco for this initiative, Audrey Azoulay said she was “very pleased that this high-level scientific dialogue is being held at UNESCO in a field of study and research that is booming and needs international perspectives”. Audrey Azoulay announced, on the same occasion, that the upcoming annual conference on intangible heritage of UNESCO will be held in the Kingdom.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 18, 2022 19:38 UTC