Vanished Persian army said found in desert

[Nic]

<big>50,000 soldiers believed buried by a cataclysmic sandstorm in 525 B.C.

Alfredo and Angelo Castiglio

The remains of a mighty Persian army said to have drowned in the sands of the western Egyptian desert 2,500 years ago might have been finally located, solving one of archaeology's biggest outstanding mysteries, according to Italian researchers.

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[fitzy]

Woah, that's interesting. :3

 

[Ricano]

Already saw on msn

 

[Nic]

Already saw on msn

Yush. TYVM FOR POSTING.

 

[Ricano]

Already saw on msn

Yush. TYVM FOR POSTING.

Just saying...
Most people have msn as their homepage and saw this already.
But it is interesting that they found this now.

 

[muffun]

Very interesting, very interesting indeed.

 

[«Jack»]

Drowning in sand sounds like a terrible way to die...

 

[lightningbolt]

Wow, a whole persian army

 

[Pear]

Drowning in sand sounds like a terrible way to die...

^^ This. Or like those people who die in corn silos. That would be worse than drowning in water.

 

[Rawburt]

Very interesting.

Whether it's because of dehydration or sandstorms the desert is just one huge deathtrap.

 

[-Aaron]

Are those the same Persians from 300?
This might be a very stupid question, but I don't know if they're the same D;