Buried City in Oasis Lends View of Ancient Egypt
livescience.com — A trench that was cut through collapsed mud bricks and the compacted debris of buildings leveled centuries ago is revealing a dusty scene of roof-topped streets in ancient Amheida, a city marooned on an oasis deep in Egypt’s western desert. (Submitted by Burento) More...
Dubai Has Always Been Bankrupt -- Morally & Environmentally
huffingtonpost.com — The idea that Dubai is an oasis of freedom on the Arabian peninsular is one of the great lies.Yes, it has Starbucks & Gucci, but beneath these, there is a dictatorship built by slaves. The people who really built the city can be seen in long chain-gangs by the side of the road, or toiling all day at the top of the tallest buildings in the world. (Submitted by elijahyossie) More...
Turkmenistan to green its desert with vast manmade oasis
guardian.co.uk — The central Asian nation of Turkmenistan has cemented its reputation for eccentricity with an ambitious attempt to create a vast lake in the centre of the country's Karakum desert. In a logic-defying feat that might have appealed to Stalin, engineers have begun pumping water from a network of canals that irrigate cotton fields across the country. (Submitted by naturalpapa) More...
Egypt Discovers Dozens of Mummies in 4,000-Year-Old
dailymail.co.uk — Egyptian archaeologists have discovered an ancient necropolis containing dozens of beautifully preserved mummies dating back as far as 4,000 years. Excavations sponsored by Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities revealed 53 tombs cut into rock south east of the Illahun pyramids in the oasis of Fayoum. (Submitted by MediaSight) More...
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