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About this book
The author recounts his discovery of a lost Arabian city in this "captivating story of [a] stupendous archeological achievement" (
Kirkus).
No one thought that Ubar, the most fabled city of ancient Arabia, would ever be found, if it even existed. According to the Koran, the ancient trading outpost was sunk into the desert as punishment for the sins of its people. Over the centuries, many searched for the legendary "Atlantis of the Sands"âincluding Lawrence of Arabiaâyet the city remained lost. Until now.
Documentary filmmaker and amateur archaeologist Nicholas Clapp first stumbled on the legend of Ubar in the 1980s while poring over historical manuscripts. Filled with overwhelming curiosity, Clapp led two expeditions to Arabia with a team that included space scientists and geologists. In The Road to Ubar, he chronicles the grand adventure that led to a historic discovery.
No one thought that Ubar, the most fabled city of ancient Arabia, would ever be found, if it even existed. According to the Koran, the ancient trading outpost was sunk into the desert as punishment for the sins of its people. Over the centuries, many searched for the legendary "Atlantis of the Sands"âincluding Lawrence of Arabiaâyet the city remained lost. Until now.
Documentary filmmaker and amateur archaeologist Nicholas Clapp first stumbled on the legend of Ubar in the 1980s while poring over historical manuscripts. Filled with overwhelming curiosity, Clapp led two expeditions to Arabia with a team that included space scientists and geologists. In The Road to Ubar, he chronicles the grand adventure that led to a historic discovery.
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Table of contents
- Title Page
- Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Prologue
- I. Myth
- Unicorns
- The Sands of Their Desire
- Arabia Felix
- The Flight of the Challenger
- The Search Continues
- The Inscription of the Crows
- The Rawiâs Tale
- Should You Eat Something That Talks to You?
- The City of Brass
- The Singing Sands
- II. 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
- III. The Rise and Fall of Ubar
- Older ThanâAd
- The Incense Trade
- Khuljanâs City
- City of Good and Evil
- Sons and Thrones Are Destroyed
- Epilogue: Hudâs Tomb
- Appendix 1: Key Dates in the History of Ubar
- Appendix 2: A Glossary of People and Places
- Appendix 3: Further Reflections on al-Kisaiâs âThe Prophet Hudâ
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Acknowledgments
- Index
- About the Author