Osheen Yadav – Daily Mail.com May 22, 2025
For centuries, the Rub’ al-Khali desert near Saudi Arabia and Dubai — known as the Empty Quarter — was dismissed as a lifeless sea of sand.
But now, it’s revealing an astonishing secret.
In 2002, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, ruler of Dubai, spotted unusual dune formations and a large black deposit while flying over the desert.
That led to the discovery of Saruq Al-Hadid, an archaeological site rich in remnants of copper and iron smelting, which is now believed to be part of a 5,000-year-old civilization buried beneath the sands.
Researchers have now found traces of this ancient society approximately 10 feet beneath the desert surface, hidden in plain sight and long overlooked due to the harsh environment and shifting dunes of the Empty Quarter.
The Rub’ al-Khali spans more than 250,000 square miles, making it the world’s largest expanse of continuous sand.
This discovery brings fresh life to the legend of a mythical city known as ‘Atlantis of the Sands.’
According to legend, the city of Ubar was buried beneath the sand after being destroyed — either by a natural disaster or, as some stories say, as a punishment by the gods.
T.E. Lawrence — the British officer and writer best known for his role in the Arab Revolt during World War I — famously dubbed Ubar the ‘Atlantis of the Sands.’
He described it as a city ‘of immeasurable wealth, destroyed by God for arrogance, swallowed forever by the sands of the Rub’ al-Khali desert.’
Now, cutting-edge science may be catching up to ancient myth.
Researchers from Khalifa University in Abu Dhabi employed Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) technology to penetrate the desert’s surface, a tool that allows scientists to peer beneath the dunes without disturbing them.
SAR works by sending out pulses of energy and measuring how much bounces back.
In this case, archaeologists combined SAR data with high-resolution satellite images to scan beneath the desert sands at Saruq Al-Hadid.
The radar detected buried structures and revealed clear signs of metal structures, artifacts, and layers of animal bones in what archaeologists call midden deposits.
By analyzing the radar data with advanced machine learning algorithms, researchers could identify patterns and shapes that pointed to ancient human activity.
Khalifa University’s head of Environmental and Geophysical Sciences (ENGEOS) Lab Dr Diana Francis outlined the difficulty of finding ancient sites in the UAE desert environment.
‘With the climate, plus the fact that a lot of the country is desert, it was too logistically challenging to survey the desert on the ground,’ Dr Francis said. ‘That’s why satellite imagery was crucial. We needed equipment that could look under the sand.
The findings suggest a complex, interconnected society that thrived in the region thousands of years ago.
Researchers identified previously unknown settlements and roadways, which are strong indicators of long-term habitation and organized civilization.
Layers at the site show bedrock, sand dunes, and patches of gypsum, with plenty of artifacts, ancient metal waste, and animal bones found throughout.
SAR technology — when combined with AI — is increasingly becoming a game-changer for archaeological surveys, especially in environments where traditional excavation is nearly impossible.
‘The case study of the Saruq Al-Hadid site illustrates the potential of these technologies to enhance archaeological surveys and contribute to heritage conservation efforts,’ according to the research published in the journal.
To validate the remote sensing data, researchers compared it with existing archaeological records and conducted field checks.
The findings were accurate enough to prompt action from Dubai Culture, the government body overseeing the site. Excavations have now been approved in the newly identified areas.
‘These regions remain largely unexplored, yet we know they hold cultural history,’ Francis said.
While little is currently known about the people who lived there 5,000 years ago, the discovery is already transforming our understanding of early civilizations in the Arabian Peninsula.
The Arabian Desert has been inhabited since the early Pleistocene, with Neolithic and Paleolithic tools found in the southwest Rub’ al-Khali. Bedouin nomads adapted to desert life, focusing on camel herding, date farming, and oral storytelling — cultural practices that echo the resilience of ancient desert societies.
Despite its current hyper-arid conditions, the region experienced periods of increased humidity between 6,000 and 5,000 years ago, forming shallow lakes due to significant rainfall events. These lakes supported diverse ecosystems, including flora, fauna, plants and algae — all crucial clues in painting a fuller picture of life in what was once thought uninhabitable.
With each pass of the radar and layer of sand peeled back by science, the Empty Quarter is proving it was never truly empty.
> In this case, archaeologists combined SAR data with high-resolution satellite images to scan beneath the desert sands at Saruq Al-Hadid.
LOL.
> The radar detected buried structures and revealed clear signs of metal structures, artifacts, and layers of animal bones in what archaeologists call midden deposits.
It ain’t just “archaeologists” that call them that. And these people aren’t even “archaeologists”.
> By analyzing the radar data with advanced machine learning algorithms, researchers could identify patterns and shapes that pointed to ancient human activity.
By shovelling crap into a computer they managed to “write” a paper to get themselves a pay rise.
If you want to “find” the “hidden” city, why not go there and dig it up? If you’re doing that, why go on about “advanced machine learning algorithms”? It’s just more computer worshipping, aka BS.
If there is a “city” there, so what? People built “cities” in the past too. Big woop. That’s probably why these creeps started going on about computers to begin with, so they could avoid the “headline” of “yet another crumbling ruin dug up by useless eaters who’ll make up stuff about things no one cares about to make money for themselves”.
The ((( Daily Mail ))) ??? More BS to keep the fools from talking about what the SATT ( the scum at the top ) are doing.
David Hatcher Childress wrote about this and went there. It was empty because it was guarded against exploration
I believe humanity is much older than most archaeologists say it is. I just don’t believe 100,000 years ago we still looked quite apish, it’s not long enough. I think we became our present form at least half a million years ago and probably between one and two million years ago. I don’t really believe in ancient technology though. I don’t think much could have happened technologically while we were working stone, and only when we discovered smelting ores produces metals maybe five or six thousand years ago did our advanced civilisations really take off, that and the loom. I think metals are the key and we’ve not had them that long.
This article feels like an AI written drivel, and it does manage to sneak in AI propaganda (AI and SAR together), trying to sell us more crap about AI. Even the name of this author at the top is a clue. There may be many more buried structures beneath the sands, as were the pyramids, which are on top of deeper structures. It is interesting. Also interesting is how much AI written bs is out there.
These present desert regions on the planet were once under water or were fertile regions with flora/fauna i.e. the Gobi Desert was once a sea. For example, the western states of the US –Oregon/Nevada/Utah were once ocean beds. All one has to do is read ‘The Secret Doctrine’ Volume II by Blavatsky to realize how much you’ve been deceived by our Jewish-Christian establishment & education system regarding ancient history and anthropology.
WHAT IS THE VEDIC ARYAN CULTURE?
Photographic Evidence of the Vedic Influence in Art in Other Parts of the World (scroll down)
My Lunch Break (MLB) Channel, on Rumble and elsewhere, just did a livestream about a similar place in Russia and a smaller one in the American West. Idris Shah’s old publishing company (Octagon Press) had a book years ago — I’ve forgotten which book (maybe “Kara Kush”) that just in passing, mentioned one in Afghanistan: huge underground city, abonded fully stocked, including gold, waiting on a
future epoch (they weren’t calling them ‘resets’ in those days). Author and company claimed to have walked through there. Then there is Tolkein’s underground city, if you remember. Racial memory?
Better look up: ‘plasma Moon’..
Mapping On The Moon @432Hz
https://www.bitchute.com/video/2OTilgM03oVV
All that is left is the foundations of a city surrounded by sand where nothing grows. Sounds like a nuke to me. Is this our future and our past?
2 May 2023 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-d9w6rqvemA African History Fountain
“The mysteries of this ancient metropolis ( roughly 5000 years ago) / featuring sophisticated architecture / intricate artwork & a culture will challenge everything you thought you knew about African history! From the impressive structures to the fascinating artifacts / a city that was once a thriving hub of African civilization.
The recent dramatic discovery of Doukki Gel in the Central African desert sent shock waves through the archaeological community. It was unlike anything they’d ever seen…”
comments / ” these deserts they found used to be a lush green paradise with a water source that used to be close by and now dried up . With the weather changes that have occurred over the many thousands of years up to now leads me to believe this civilization is much older than what they claim . Without a doubt these are ancient African .”
” As a European this is what I want to see more of . It is a great shame America seemingly is so ignorant of Africa’s rich mid Saharan history”
” The ignorant ones will come in the comments and say “but the Aliens built it” 😂😂 how can black men build this 1000s of years ago with such accuracy & no technology”
” Hopefully the excavations into these incredible ancient cities will result in the home countries retaining their artifacts / testifying to the amazing depth of culture they live in.” / ” Wow 😲😳 new city in Sudan. Which is old kushite/ Nubian ‘s land.Still more to discover Africa 🌍🧹/ “This is mind-blowing.”
https://english.alarabiya.net/perspective/features/2017/02/11/Archaeologist-s-Sudan-discovery-unlocks-African-secrets
https://media.gettyimages.com/id/634520458/photo/swiss-archaeologist-charles-bonnet-speaks-during-an-interview-with-afp-in-the-sudanese-capital.jpg?s=612×612&w=gi&k=20&c=hTKkyY3BMuWFNM-USg038cWCaqcqBYYyi1QNPHx96SQ=
The veteran Swiss archaeologist Charles Bonnet previously discovered the seven ‘black pharaohs’ granite statues of Sudan’s Nubian rulers near the banks of the Nile…
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“No Life” archaeologists always burying their heads in the sand..
we need people who create great civilisations!
..not good-for-nothing academics digging up ancient turds etc
“their plan”
https://archive.org/details/trh-77_202111/page/9/mode/1up?view=theater
@ Stu / you have to study a bit deeper / present day “first world” civilisation claims many past great civilisations as their own…KMT ( lit. meaning land of the blacks or black land) aka ancient Egypt / they pictured themselves as black….. Your rope was not even turd world……
The OT of the Bible is in fact black African history / see the Lachisch Relief how the captivated Hebrews are pictured by Assyrian artists shortly after the Siege of Lachish by their Assysrian king Senachareb written about in many verses in the OT….
Present day white “first world” of the West stands on the shoulders of many great non-white civilisations but “white washed” them…wihout them – the knowledge they brought forth – they would not exist…..
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/TiZmkHcn2G8 `Africa’s Genius That Invented What The World Uses Today / Africa’s Genius Changed The World — But They Won’t Teach You This. From performing brain surgery to mastering astronomy, Africa’s ancient inventions are far more advanced than you’ve been told.`
So the Swiss archeologist Bonett is more of a homo universalis ( I know a twist to the term) than a guy like Leonardo da Vinci who as an atheist on Befehl of pope ( 1492 -1503) Alexander VI ( Rodrigo Borja b. in Xativa in the province Valencia / Spain) wiped his ass off with the clearly brown to black existing icons of Yashua aka JC the carpenters son of now 2000+ years ago….
https://es.pinterest.com/pin/jesu–23503229292882880/ Greek (Russian?) Orthodox monks carrying with reverence an icon of a black Christ
https://es.pinterest.com/pin/308004062034795058/ Orthodox monks with black Madonna & Christchild
True depiction of Israel https://illustrious-divinity.tumblr.com/post/116097236176/the-healing-of-the-man-sick-of-the-palsy-11th The healing of the man Sick of the Palsy /11th century miniature in the Gospel. Lurentian Library, Florence
https://hebrewisraeliteourstory.tumblr.com/image/148587679725 Yahawashi heals the sick 1320-1330 Italy (oopzz da Vinci & Borja missed these last two / there will be probably more )
@ bibble a good pdf …..page 26 “Charles Taze Russell, Freemason of the 32″ degree founded Jehovah’s Witnesses in 1879 in an attempt to manipulate those who are outside the lodges, but do not mind playing the part of useful idiots. They use masonic and Illuminati symbols.”
https://blackhistory.neocities.org/BlackChrist “The Jehovah’s Witnesses …published … “The Greatest Man Who Ever Lived” which continued to promote this false image of a white Christ throughout its pages.”
( for christ-all-clarity purpose check out https://www.thetruthseeker.co.uk/?p=309363 gj comment ping pong May 28, 2025 at 11:04 pm )
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