The Road to Ubar: Finding the Atlantis of the Sands

CLAPP, Nicholas

ISBN 10: 0285635441 / ISBN 13: 9780285635449

Published by Souvenir Press Ltd, UK, 2000

About this Item

The search for Ubar, the lost City of Arabia. Originally published: U.S.: Houghton Mifflin, 1998; London: Souvenir, 1999. 352 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. Interior is very bright and clean and is unmarked. Binding is tight and square. Very faint crease to spine. Top corner of front wrapper is creased. Near new, lightly used. Weight, 413g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Seller Inventory # 10519

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Road to Ubar: Finding the Atlantis of the Sands
• Publisher: Souvenir Press Ltd, UK
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0285635441
• ISBN 13: 9780285635449
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: First British Edition.
• Condition: VG+
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Middle East
  • Archaeology & Ancient History

About this title

Synopsis

The lost city of Ubar, the most fabled of ancient Arabia, thriving centre of the frankincense trade, has fascinated explorers and archaeologists for hundreds of years, and eluded them all. Legend has it that the city, like Sodom and Gomorrah, was destroyed by God as punishment for the wicked ways of the inhabitants, and buried without trace. Clapp learned the story of Ubar while filmmaking in Saudi Arabia, and on his return to America set about solving the mystery. With a unique blend of modern and ancient research, from sophisticated navigation technology and specially requested NASA satellite photography to errors in translations of Ptolemy, Clapp brilliantly pieced together the evidence from his detective work. Returning to Arabia, he found and excavated the lost city of Ubar-30 foot walls, eight towers, artefacts over 4000 years old, and solved the ancient mystery of its sudden and dramatic demise. Beautifully written, The Road to Ubar is in the best tradition of heroic discovery, and a fascinating glimpse into Ancient Arabia.

About the Author

Birthplace: USA; Current residence: USA; Qualifications (including significant previous publications); Nicholas Clapp, a noted documentary filmmaker, has lectured on Ubar at the National Geographic Society, Brown University, The University of California at Los Angeles, the California Institute of Technology and the Godard Space Centre.