British delegation undertake fund-raising visit to Morocco for Volubilis archeological site
Morocco-UK, Local, 5/26/2001

A delegation of outstanding British figures will be visiting next June 8 Fez, in a fund-raising operation to support excavations and preservation works in the Volubilis archeological site, some 200 km northeast of Rabat.

The five-year project, conducted jointly by the "University College London" and the Moroccan Institute of Archeology and Patrimony Sciences (INSAP), requires 350,000 pounds. It covers research, excavations and restoration of the site dating back to the Roman presence in Morocco.

British participants will pay 2,000 pounds for the trip which will give them the opportunity to attend the closing concert of the annual Fez sacred music festival. Funds will go to finance the Volubilis excavation and preservation works.

Mrs. Rita Bennis, who heads the fund-raising committee, is planning other promotion activities to raise funds.

Last February, British secretary of culture and sports, Christ Smith, launched the "Volubilis Project," and invited intellectuals, artists and businessmen to contribute to this unique cultural and historical project.

The Volubilis ruins were declared in 1997 as part of the UNESCO's world heritage.

After archeological studies were conducted up to last September, a second stage started in spring 2001, promising to reveal more secrets of the Roman life.

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