The expedition's objective was to search for rock shelters and caves containing stratified archaeological infills capable of documenting the period when production economy appeared in this part of Somaliland (circa 5th and 2nd millennium BCE).
O obxectivo da expedición era buscar abrigos rochosos e covas que conteñen recheos arqueolóxicos estratificados capaces de documentar o período en que a economía de produción apareceu nesta parte de Somalia (circa quinto e segundo milenio adC).