Road to Ubar Finding the Atlantis of the Sands

Name: Road to Ubar Finding the Atlantis of the Sands
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ISBN: 9780395957868

ISBN-10: 0395957869

ISBN-13: 9780395957868

Edition: 1999

Authors: Nicholas Clapp

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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 Altantis 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.

Book details

List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 6/16/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.81" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English

Nicholas Clapp is both an award-winning filmmaker & a noted lecturer on archeology. His first book, "The Road to Ubar", was a New York Public Library "Book to Remember" for 1999.



Prologue



Myth



Unicorns



The Sands of Their Desire



Arabia Felix



The Flight of the Challenger



The Search Continues



The Inscription of the Crows



The Rawi's Tale



Should You Eat Something That Talks to You?



The City of Brass



The Singing Sands



Expedition



Reconnaissance



The Edge of the Known World



The Vale of Remembrance



The Empty Quarter



What the Radar Revealed



City of Towers



Red Springs



Seasons in the Land of Frankincense



The Rise and Fall of Ubar



Older Than 'Ad



The Incense Trade



Khuljan's City



City of Good and Evil



Sons and Thrones Are Destroyed


Epilogue: Hud's Tomb



Key Dates in the History of Ubar



A Glossary of People and Places



Further Reflections on al-Kisai's "The Prophet Hud"


Notes


Bibliography


Acknowledgments


Index