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Egypt discovers 3,500-year-old oasis trading post
Associated Press ^ | August 25, 2010 | PAUL SCHEMM

Posted on 08/25/2010 10:46:42 AM PDT by decimon

CAIRO – Egypt's antiquities department announced Wednesday the discovery of a 3,500-year-old settlement in a desert oasis, showing the existence of vibrant desert trade routes that stretched from the Mediterranean down into Sudan from the early days of the Egyptian civilization.

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The ancient routes stretched from the Darfur region in Sudan through the oases and the Nile Valley up to the ancient Palestine and Syria, with long caravans of donkeys bringing wines, luxury goods and wealth along with them. It would at least be 1,000 years before the camel made its appearance.

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1 posted on 08/25/2010 10:46:44 AM PDT by decimon
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To: SunkenCiv

Desert humps ping.


2 posted on 08/25/2010 10:47:37 AM PDT by decimon
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To: decimon; SunkenCiv
Of interest?

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3 posted on 08/25/2010 10:48:55 AM PDT by nothingnew (I fear for my Republic due to marxist influence in our government. Open eyes/see)
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To: decimon

Were the Twinkies still fresh?


4 posted on 08/25/2010 11:00:00 AM PDT by bgill (K Parliament- how could a young man born in Kenya who is not even a native American become the POTUS)
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To: decimon

And socialists have been trying to kill capitalism and the wealth it brings ever since.


5 posted on 08/25/2010 12:08:36 PM PDT by anymouse (God didn't write this sitcom we call life, he's just the critic.)
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To: decimon; nothingnew; StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 21twelve; 240B; 24Karet; ...

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Thanks decimon and nothingnew. So they traded oases, who knew?

I could have sworn there was something about Kharga Oasis on FR, but yon web search availed me nought.

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6 posted on 08/25/2010 3:17:12 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Democratic Underground... matters are worse, as their latest fund drive has come up short...)
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To: decimon; SunkenCiv
The location is at Kharga Oasis.


7 posted on 08/25/2010 3:49:04 PM PDT by colorado tanker
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To: bgill

“Everyone knows you can’t hurt a twinkie.” (Courtesy of Abu on the Simpsons.) He didn’t say anything about shelf life.


8 posted on 08/25/2010 5:17:09 PM PDT by Silentgypsy
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