Archaeologists May Have Found Remains of Lost Persian Army

Boing Boing ^ | 11/10/09

[FromLori]

2,500 years ago, an army of 50,000 men left an oasis in western Egypt and were never heard from again. Now, archaeologists think they may have uncovered the missing troops, who were probably killed in a sandstorm.

...the team decided to investigate Bedouin stories about thousands of white bones that would have emerged decades ago during particular wind conditions in a nearby area. Indeed, they found a mass grave with hundreds of bleached bones and skulls. "We learned that the remains had been exposed by tomb robbers and that a beautiful sword which was found among the bones was sold to American tourists," Castiglioni said.

And now, unless popular film and novels have lied to us all, every last one of those skeletons will struggle to its feet and--enraged at the disruption of a centuries' long slumber--visit destruction upon archaeologist and Bedouin alike.

Vanished Persian Army Said Found in Desert, from MSNBC, via Martin Bosworth, who agrees with me about the inevitable walking skeletons. In your heart of hearts, you know we're right.

[rabscuttle385]

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[Red Badger]

They must have been waiting for reinforcements from one OF The Zero’s ancestors.................

[Jaxter]

Dem bones, dem bones, dem dry bones.

[Eternal_Bear]

I can't believe 50,000 men were "drowned" in a sandstorm. People had tall tales back then. You hear of ocassional stories of people dying in sandstorms but not tens of thousands. More likely, the army was wiped out by fighting, disease and exhaustion.

The Western Desert of Egypt is not like the Sahara. Hundreds of thousands of troops fought in North Africa from 1940-43. Never heard of anyone dying directly from a sandstorm.

[aruanan]

I can't believe 50,000 men were "drowned" in a sandstorm. People had tall tales back then. You hear of ocassional stories of people dying in sandstorms but not tens of thousands. More likely, the army was wiped out by fighting, disease and exhaustion

50,000 is a tiny dot compared to a big sandstorm.

[SiVisPacemParaBellum]

Happy Halloween....12 days late.

There are more skeletons in 0bama & Hilary's closet.

[FateAmenableToChange]

Oddly, many of them were found holding “I Voted - 2008” stickers.

[Carley]

LOLOL.........oh thanks for a laugh out loud

big time

[Anitius Severinus Boethius]

In 1940-43, there were some pretty good maps of the area, vehicles, radios, telephone lines, etc.

You follow a map that has you 20 miles off in a desert with a sandstorm and no way to get out and no way to let someone know where you are, you are dead. Even if there are 50,000 of you.

[Pajama Blogger]

Global Sanding.... big problem

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

***And now, unless popular film and novels have lied to us all, every last one of those skeletons will struggle to its feet and—enraged at the disruption of a centuries’ long slumber—visit destruction upon archaeologist and Bedouin alike. ***

THE MUMMY IV, Revenge of the Persians. Soon to be a major Motion Picture! X Box approved ;-)

[outofstyle]

The incident was recorded by Herodotus and related the fate of army of the mad Persian king Cambyses. It had been thought to be a myth.

[SunkenCiv]

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[TASMANIANRED]

Acorn is rushing to register them to vote.

[UCANSEE2]

It had been thought to be a myth.

Funny how much of our 'legacy' of history has been considered 'myth', and yet found out to be true, to some extent or the other.