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The Road to Ubar: Finding the Atlantis of the Sands
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The Road to Ubar: Finding the Atlantis of the Sands Paperback - 1999

by Nicholas Clapp

Buried in the desert without a trace, the lost city of Ubar became known as "the Atlantis of the Sands." The subject of a "Nova" presentation, "The Road to Ubar" recounts Clapp's exciting discovery of this amazing locale. 60 illustrations.


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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.

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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 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.

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Over Iran, December 1980 . . . The small cargo plane flew on into a starry but moonless night.

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  • Title The Road to Ubar: Finding the Atlantis of the Sands
  • Author Nicholas Clapp
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 1st Edition
  • Pages 352
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Harper Paperbacks, Boston, MA
  • Date 1999-06-16
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780395957868 / 0395957869
  • Weight 0.98 lbs (0.44 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.82 x 5.27 x 0.87 in (22.40 x 13.39 x 2.21 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1940's
    • Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
    • Cultural Region: Arab World
    • Cultural Region: Middle Eastern
  • Library of Congress subjects Ubar (Extinct city), Excavations (Archaeology) - Oman - Ubar
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 97036640
  • Dewey Decimal Code 939.49

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  • Ingram Advance, 06/01/1999, Page 25
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