"It's hard being an only child when you need all the help you can get. I'm constantly aware that I need to be in many …"

"Yes, but we didn't have a chance to study them erly. We just recorded them and secured them. I don't excavate because…"

"Paintings in the Dhambalin cave . They are 5 thousand years old. It is a real mosaic of colours. They depict dancing …"

"A man came to my office in Hargeisa [capital of Somaliland]. He took me to a place a few kilometers from his village.…"

"A Somali woman in trousers, boots and with men is a strange sight for them. And a woman leading a team of men is some…"

"The most dangerous thing in the desert is bad roads, and snakes are often found near monuments. I had a few unpleasan…"

"In 2007, I was in the Sanaag region, where the largest archaeological robberies in the country were taking place. The…"

"First of all, I make sure I have a good driver-mechanic. That's the most important thing in the desert. I always have…"

"When you are not a member of the United Nations, you cannot sign many legal acts, such as the World Heritage Conventi…"

"My parents tried to provide me and my siblings with a normal childhood, but we had to study in a school for orphans b…"