He contacted NASA and convinced them to carry out some thermal imaging while the space shuttle passed overhead, and set about establishing a team - Ranulph Fiennes included, as well as a geologist from NASA, an archaeologist, a sponsorship manager and others. Having convinced himself of the possibility, he set about expanding his research. And from there, he spent years researching maps and ancient books looking for more clues. It took them ten years.Ĭlapp stumbled upon the Koranic myth of the city of Ubar - destroyed by God because the cities leaders refused to acknowledge God. It was this brief introduction to Oman that left Clapp and his wife Kay looking for a reason to get back to Oman. Here Clapp outlines a brief trip to Oman in 1980, where he and his wife were part of a team delivering oryx (Arabian antelope) to Oman to be released to re-propagate the species. Nicholas Clapp's book, is quite a different book. His book revolves significantly (and not unfairly) around his contribution to the finding of the city, and is mingled with teasers about this other significant expedition work - largely Arctic. The impression I came away with, from Fiennes' book, was the it was his expedition, and his long-standing ambition to find this city. (It was before I wrote reviews, so my comments below are based largely on memory.) Around five years ago I read Ranulph Fiennes' Atlantis of the Sands: The Search for the Lost City of Ubar, and enjoyed it such that I gave it four stars. (It was before I wrote reviews, so my comments below are based largely on memory.) The impression I came away with, from Fiennes' book, was the it was his expedition, and his long-standing ambitio This isn't the first book about the (re)discovery of Ubar, a city lost in the Empty Quarter, the desert of the Arabian peninsular, in modern day Oman. This isn't the first book about the (re)discovery of Ubar, a city lost in the Empty Quarter, the desert of the Arabian peninsular, in modern day Oman.
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.more Filled with overwhelming curiosity, he led two expeditions to Arabia with a team that included space scientists and geologists. 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. 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 No one thought that Ubar, the most fabled city of ancient Arabia, would ever be found-if it even existed.
No one thought that Ubar, the most fabled city of ancient Arabia, would ever be found-if it even existed.
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