The Road to Ubar - Finding the Atlantis of the Sands

No one thought that Ubar, the most fabled city of ancient Arabia, would ever be found-if it even existed. Buried in the desert without a trace, it had become known as "the Atlantis of the Sands." Many had searched for Ubar, including Lawrence of Arabia. Then in the 1980s, Nicholas Clapp, a documentary filmmaker and amateur archaeologist, stumbled on the legend of the lost city while poring over historical manuscripts. Filled with overwhelming curiosity, he led two expeditions to Arabia with a team that included space scientists and geologists. The discovery of Ubar was front-page news across the world and was heralded by Time as one of three major scientific events of the year.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Nicholas Clapp, a noted documentary filmmaker, has lectured at Brown University, the University of California at Los Angeles, California Institute of Technology, the National Georgraphic Society, and the Goddard Space Center. Clapp lives in Los Angeles, California.

Zusammenfassung

No one thought that Ubar, the most fabled city of ancient Arabia, would ever be found-if it even existed. Buried in the desert without a trace, it had become known as "the Atlantis of the Sands." Many had searched for Ubar, including Lawrence of Arabia. Then in the 1980s, Nicholas Clapp, a documentary filmmaker and amateur archaeologist, stumbled on the legend of the lost city while poring over historical manuscripts. Filled with overwhelming curiosity, he led two expeditions to Arabia with a team that included space scientists and geologists. The discovery of Ubar was front-page news across the world and was heralded by Time as one of three major scientific events of the year.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Nicholas Clapp
• Verlag: Houghton Mifflin Company
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 16.06.1999
• EAN: 9780395957868
• ISBN: 978-0-395-95786-8
• Seiten: 352
• Abmessung: 140 mm x 210 mm x 21 mm
• Gewicht: 395 g
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Vor- und Frühgeschichte; Iran, Middle East, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Archaeology, Ancient World, Middle Eastern history, Arabian Peninsula, Ancient History, General and world history, Geographical discovery and exploration, Travel and holiday, HISTORY: WORLD, HISTORY: Military / World War II, HISTORY: Ancient / General, HISTORY: Middle East / General, HISTORY: Middle East / Arabian Peninsula, TRAVEL: Middle East / General, HISTORY: Essays, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Archaeology, HISTORY: Modern / 20th Century / General