Ukufunda ngekusasa kusukela esikhathini esidlule kunikeze izingxoxo eziphusile eNgqungqutheleni Yomhlaba Yemivubukulo ye-AlUla kusukela ekusebenziseni ukuhlakanipha kwakudala esimweni sesimanje kuya kusayensi yemivubukulo yedijithali kanye nemivubukulo ebandakanyayo. Izihloko zibonise isifiso sengqungquthela nezindikimba zayo ezine ezibanzi zokuthi ungubani, amanxiwa, ukuqina, nokufinyeleleka. Izingxoxo zezinhlanga ezahlukene zadlulela ngalé komqondo wochwepheshe ukuze kuthuthukiswe imivubukulo kubantu abaningi.
U-Abdulrahman Alsuhaibani, uMqondisi Omkhulu we-Archaeology, Conservation and Collections eRoyal Commission for AlUla (RCU), uthe:
“Le ngqungquthela ibingajwayelekile. Bekuyingqayizivele.”
"Sixoxe ngezihloko ezibalulekile ekusaseni lesayensi yemivubukulo ngombono obanzi - futhi ngithemba ukuthi sizoqhubeka nengxoxo."
Ihlelwe yi-RCU, i I-World Archaeology Summit kuhlanganisa izikhulumi ezingaphezu kuka-80 kanye nezithunywa zentsha ezingu-50 ezibambe iqhaza ku-Future Forum. Bamele izikhungo ezingu-167 okuhlanganisa namanyuvesi angu-65 kanye nesilinganiso sobulili sabesifazane abangama-47% kuya kwabesilisa abangama-53%.
Umklomelo omusha wabavubukuli abasebasha wamenyezelwa ngosuku lokugcina lwale ngqungquthela - Umklomelo Wokugqwesa we-AlUla World Archeology Summit. Lo mklomelo ohlonishwayo uzonikezwa ezingqungqutheleni ezizayo futhi uzothuthukisa isayensi yemivubukulo, kusho uDkt Alsuhaibani, echaza imininingwane eyengeziwe izomenyezelwa kamuva.
U-AlUla ungenile ISaudi Arabia iyisizinda somsebenzi wemivubukulo, futhi i-RCU ixhasa olunye lwezinhlelo ezinkulu zomhlaba zocwaningo lwemivubukulo kulo lonke elase-AlUla naseKhaybar ngezinhlolovo zamanje eziyi-12, ukumba, namaphrojekthi akhethekile. Kuvezwa izindawo ezicebile zamasiko, okuhlanganisa izindlela zokungcwaba, ama-mustatils, amadolobha asendulo, imibhalo ebhalwe ngezilimi eziyi-10, ubuciko be-rock, kanye nezinqubo zezolimo eziyinkimbinkimbi. Ngo-2008, i-AlUla's Hegra yabhalwa njengendawo yokuqala yaseSaudi Arabia Yamagugu Omhlaba ye-UNESCO.
I-AlUla Ikhanyisa Ikusasa Ngesayensi Yemivubukulo
Lo mbuthano wabaholi abavela ezikhungweni zemfundo, uhulumeni, izinhlangano ezingekho ngaphansi kukahulumeni, izimboni, kanye nabantu abasha abamele isizukulwane esilandelayo sabavubukuli wadalelwa ukuthi ungagcini nje ngokucebisa umphakathi wemivubukulo futhi usize ukuvikela umlando owabiwe kodwa futhi uvule ukubonakaliswa okukhulu kwalokho ukuthi imivubukulo, kanye namagugu amasiko, angaba negalelo kanjani ekuguquleni izinguquko emphakathini. Inikeze izihambeli inkundla yokuthuthukisa isayensi yemivubukulo kanye nokuphathwa kwamagugu amasiko ekuxhumaneni kwazo neminye imikhakha.
Njengoba ikusasa liyindikimba yokuthi i-archeology evame ukucatshangwa njengomlando njengamandla aqondisayo engqungqutheleni, abantu abasha bazibandakanya epulatifomu ye-Future Forum ngokusebenzisa inkhulumomphendvulwano enenjongo kanye nenkulumo-mpikiswano ngekusasa lemivubukulo. Kwanikeza ithuba lokuba bathuthukise imibono nemibono yabo futhi babe neqhaza engxoxweni ngezindlela ezibalulekile.

I-AlUla: Umsebenzi Wobuciko Womhlaba
Idolobha lase-AlUla liyindawo yamagugu abantu nemvelo angavamile, abizwa ngokuthi Ubuciko Bomhlaba Wonke. Kuyimnyuziyamu ephilayo yamathuna agciniwe, izindawo ezingaphandle kwetshe lesanti, izindawo zokuhlala ezinomlando, nezikhumbuzo, ezemvelo nezenziwe abantu, ezigcina iminyaka eyi-200,000 yomlando wesintu ongakahlolisiswa kakhulu. Sekuyisikhathi eside Umbuso waseSaudi Arabia uyimpambano yempucuko yasendulo - indawo yomlando ojulile, kodwa olokhu uvela njalo.
I-AlUla yaba yimpambanomgwaqo ebalulekile emizileni edumile yokuhweba ngempepho esukela eningizimu ye-Arabia, enyakatho iye eGibhithe nangale kwayo. Njengoba ama-oases egcwele indawo, yayinikeza ukuphumula okudingekayo kakhulu kubahambi abakhathele, iba indawo ethandwayo yokuphumula, i-commune. futhi gcwalisa kabusha.
Kwakubuye kube inhloko-dolobha yemibuso yasendulo kaDadan kanye neLihyan, eyayilawula ukuhwebelana kwamakharavani. IHegra futhi yayiyidolobha eliseningizimu eliyinhloko lombuso wamaNabataea, elalidume ngamathuna alo amangalisayo. Namuhla, iDolobha Elidala i-AlUla liyindawo engashiyiwe yemigwaqo egcwele ngokuqinile ukuze yakhe udonga oluvikelayo, futhi olubonakala lwakhiwe phezu kwendawo yakudala.
Lo mkhathi ongakatholakali uphethe imfihlakalo engaphelelwa yisikhathi eye yenziwa emlandweni wayo oyinkimbinkimbi. Isendlalelo phezu kongqimba lomlando womuntu kanye nengcebo yezimanga zemvelo zilindele ukubhekwa, kusukela ekwakhekeni kwamadwala okumangalisayo nezindunduma ezikhungethwe isihlabathi kuya kumanxiwa emivubukulo alandelela izimpilo zamasiko asendulo akha amadolobha lapha.