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Timbuktu treasures continue to dazzle experts
Submitted by Milica on Sat, 2007/09/15 - 15:50.
African | Scribal Arts
The recent discovery of ancient books stored for centuries in leather trunks beneath the dry streets of Timbuktu has many scholars excited. A project to collect many of the books into a world class resource library is now being funded by contributions from around the world.
"We want to build an Alexandria for black Africa," said Mohammed Dicko, director of the Ahmed Baba Institute, a government-run library in Timbuktu. "This is our chance to regain our place in history." |
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