SECRETS OF THE SANDS: The Revelations of Egypt's Everlasting Oasis
Harry Thurston, . . Arcade, $25.95 (388pp) ISBN 978-1-55970-703-9
About 400 miles south of Cairo and 170 miles west of the Nile valley, the Dakhleh Oasis rises like a mirage out of the sands of the great Sahara desert. In this fascinating study—which is equal parts travelogue, archeological treatise, detective story, environmental white paper and historiography—journalist Thurston reveals the long history of this phenomenal oasis, which has supported life for over 400,000 years. Drawing on 30 years of archeological findings, Thurston reconstructs the various cultures that have passed through the oasis since prehistoric times. The earliest inhabitants, based on ax-tool remains, were likely
Reviewed on: 09/29/2003
Genre: Nonfiction
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