3 ms·
> The discoveries on Ghagha island highlight that the characteristics of innovation, sustainability and resilience have been part of the DNA of the inhabitants
by ricardobeat 5y ago
> The discoveries on Ghagha island highlight that the characteristics of innovation, sustainability and resilience have been part of the DNA of the inhabitants of this region for thousands of years
This reads more like an advertisement / nationalist propaganda, than the celebration of an important historical discovery.
- carapace 5y ago> ," said Mohamed Al Mubarak, chairman of the department. You left that out. That sentence is a quote from a statement from a high-ranking administrator to the press, so it sounds like "an advertisement / nationalist propaganda" because that's pretty much what it is. That doesn't detract from the archeological significance of the site.
- Ozzie_osman 5y agoA lot of countries with tourism industries hire PR agencies to help with promoting their tourism industry. Obviously, the governments paying these agencies want exposure but they don't want the message to be "look how awesome our ancestors were" without tacking on a "oh and we are still awesome too".
- brightball 5y agoOn Maui there is a site called the “7 Sacred Pools”. There are 11 or 12. Nobody considers them sacred. A marketing company came up with it.
- deleted 5y ago[deleted]