In the context of the commitment of the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities to promote the ancient civilized heritage of the Kingdom of Bahrain at the regional and international levels, the authority organized today, Sunday, in cooperation with the Tokyo National Institute for Cultural Property Research, a series of activities entitled “The History and Culture of Bahrain”, at the Institute’s headquarters in the Japanese capital, Tokyo, in the presence of His Excellency Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, head of the Culture Authority and the presence of official and academic personalities from experts Those interested in the field of cultural heritage from Bahrain and Japan. On this occasion, His Excellency Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed bin Abdullah Al Khalifa said: “We are happy with this new opportunity to promote our cultural heritage and the history of the Kingdom of Bahrain, which reflects its civilizational importance at the global level, as this event is integrating with what we continue to provide in the participation of Bahrain in the Expo 2025 Osaka.” He added: “We consider this event a new station in the march of constructive cultural cooperation between Bahrain and Japan, and emphasizes the common vision of the two countries in preserving and preserving the common heritage of humanity.” His Excellency explained that the authority aims, through this event, to promote the civilization of Bahrain, using innovative scientific and interactive methods that enhance Bahrain’s presence on the global culture map and open new horizons of scientific cooperation with Japan. This is the event. The event included a scientific symposium that included a number of specialized sessions on the most prominent stations of the ancient history of Bahrain, where one of the sessions dealt with the civilization of Dilmun and the hills of the burials, presented by the Japanese expert Masashi Abe, followed by a session presented by Dr. Salman Al -Mahari, Director General of Antiquities at the Culture Authority, in which he shed light on the history of the ancient Bahrain from an archaeological perspective. The researcher Kyuheidi Saito reviewed the traditions of burial during the Taylaus period. In a joint session between experts from Bahrain and Japan, the similarities between the funerary hills in Bahrain and those in Japan were discussed, as well as a review of ways to activate community participation in exploring these sites. On the sidelines of the sessions, the event reviewed a set of interactive experiences using the latest expanding reality technologies (XR) such as virtual and enhanced reality and 3D models, where visitors were allowed to experience an experiment Overdimate to explore a burial room from Taylaus in a site that is met with virtual reality glasses, and a virtual visit to a royal hill from a high hills that are believed to be the last burial of the Dilmun civilization kings. The attendees also identified advanced digital documentation methods, such as a triple survey, as well as interactive offers of Dilmouni seals and educational games using archaeological figures identical to the original. HOLOLAB Inc, Haida City, Sequibo Club, Nagoya University, Toban Company, Nikon Company, and Niantic Company in cooperation with the Mobile Survey Society. These posts allowed visitors a rich experience that mixes the historical heritage and modern technology. It is reported that the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities had signed a memorandum of understanding with the Tokyo National Institute for Cultural Property Research and Kanazawa University, which resulted in the establishment of the “Bahrain Center for Archeology of the Arab Gulf and its cultural heritage”, with the aim of documenting the Gulf cultural heritage, supporting research and training and exchanging experiences in the areas of antiquities The Heritage Administration. This cultural presence in Japan comes in conjunction with the participation of the Kingdom of Bahrain in Expo 2025 Osaka through its national pavilion, “The seas”, as the Expo continues until mid -October.
