The Intrepid Travelers Journey
"Myth's & Legends"
21 days of pure History & Culture.
Oman has wonderful [detailed] history that can
be traced back to 12,000 BC, records from ancient scrolls, namely Mesopotamia,
attest to trade with a country known as Magan [Oman & UAE] chronicled
by Sargon of Agade [2752-2997BC]
Omani's were seafaring people, early evidence reveals their skill of boat
building [dhow] stretches far back as the third millennium, most famous
seafarer of all was Ahmed Majid [Sinbad the Sailor] who was hired by Vasco
de Gama [1498] as his navigator for his exploits discovering the sea routes
to China & beyond.
Cyrus the Great, founder of the Persian empire, included Oman among his
conquest in the 4th century until their overthrow [632AD]
Sumhuram at a place called Khor Rori stands the legendary palace of Queen of Sheba, it was here where merchants loaded their dhows with raw frankincense for trade in the South China Sea's and only recently in 1992 was the "Lost City of Ubar" discovered by satellite
technology, the evidence gathered at this site leads the way to what archaeologists believe is the connection to the Silk Road land routes.
