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BHAS EVENTS 1980
January 1080 28th. Talk on planning the new town site by
10th. Visit Dr. Monik Kervran’s team excava Dr. John Seals and Dr. Kamal Abu -
ting Islamic fort at Qalat al Bahrain. Hamda of the Ministry of Housing.
23rd. Talk by Jalil Samahiji (BAPCO chief June
geologist) on early days of oil discovery. 11th. Illustrated talk by Patricia Gibbs :
‘Some more unusual aspects of Bahraini
February
culture’.
7th. Visit Australian team excavating
18th. Video film, ‘World of Islam’.
mounds at Sa’ar village.
26th. End of season barbecue at Kanoo
20th. Lecture by Marny Golding : ‘Early
family garden, Zallaq.
History of Eastern Arabia’.
A
March
October
12th. Talk by Alii Akbar Bushiri on Dilmun (i
8th. First meeting in the Clubhouse. Reci
Seals : ‘Sun God Symbols’.
tal of early European music. Display
26th. AGM followed by film ‘Pictures of an of early 20th century documents about
Island’. Bahrain.
April 22nd. Film, ‘Was this the Garden of Eden’.
3rd. Tour of oilfields with Jalil Samahiji.
November
1—7th. Participation in Islamic Exhibition 5th. Film and talk, ‘Discovering the Past!
on the basic principles of archaeology,
marking 15th century of Islam.
by Marion Bowman and Leslie Currie.
18th. Tour of major archaeological sites.
26th. Visit Jean-Francois Salles’ team exca
May vating mounds at Janusan.
4—7th. Legacy of light exhibition from
December
Harvard Semitic Museum showing 19th
10th. Talk on the Early History of the Gulf
century photographs of the Middle
by J-F Salles.
East together with lectures and semi
nars. 30th. Tour of the archaeological sites.
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