Heritage, Tourism Ministry Launches "Maritime Archaeological Survey of Oman" Book

Muscat: The Ministry of Heritage and Tourism, in cooperation with the British University of Southampton and the Western Australian Museum, today inaugurated the book “Maritime Archaeological Survey of Oman” under the patronage of Sayyid Said Sultan Al Busaidi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth for Culture.

The book includes 349 pages, comprising 7 chapters and 8 appendices, besides a number of bibliographic references and geophysical survey maps of some underwater cultural heritage sites.

It also talks about the study of archives of countries with ancient trade relations with Oman such as India, Portugal, China and Britain.

(ONA).