The Lost Oasis Civilization: A 5,000-Year-Old Secret | Full History Documentary

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In the heart of the Karakum Desert in Turkmenistan, a city over 5,000 years old lay dormant beneath the sands. Thanks to excavations led by an international team, this ancient city is about to be reborn in the light of the present.

Led for over ten years by Italian archaeologist Gabriele Rossi Osmida, this research has revealed the existence of a mysterious culture: the Oasis Civilization.

These cities, spread along an ancient trade route between Turkmenistan and Afghanistan, bear witness to a refined and organized people, connected to the other great cultures of the time: Mesopotamia, Elam, and the Indus Valley. What were their beliefs? How did they live? What remains of this vanished civilization ?

LES SECRETS DU KARAKOUM
Directed by: Marc Jampolsky
Archaeologist: Gabriele Rossi Osmida
Production: GEDEON Programmes, ARTE, France 5, SBS
Format: 52 minutes - 2004
Category: Education / History

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