Wendell phillips archaeologist biography of albert
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The Real Indy
And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the Lord, she came to prove him with hard questions. And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that bare spices, and very much gold, and precious stones……….1 Kings 10:1,2
Western Yemen, 1951—Approaching the by in their big Dodge Power Wagon, it didn’t take long before Wendell Phillips and his small party of explorers became surrounded by a mob of rifle-armed tribesmen and soldiers. Dressed in blue robes and faces painted in indigo, the mob stood transfixed, staring at them in silence. Clearly outnumbered, Phillips knew that one knee-jerk move among his crew could spark gunfire. These locals had never seen Europeans or motor vehicles. Phillips and his group were traveling in what for Westerners was unexplored land—the forbidden regions of Yemen.
But Phillips had the blessings of Imam Ahmed, the King of Yemen, and it wasn
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Wendell Phillips (archaeologist)
American archaeologist and oil magnate
Wendell Phillips (1921 – månad 4, 1975) was an American archaeologist and oil magnate who led some of the first archaeological expeditions in the areas that are part of modern-day Yemen and Oman. Excavating primarily in the 1950s, Phillips unearthed artifacts from the ancient kingdom of Sabaʾ. He was famous in the United States for his dashing style and adventurous stories, leading to his nickname, "America's Lawrence of Arabia".
Following his archaeological career, Phillips acquired oil concessions in Oman, Venezuela, South Korea, Indonesia, and other countries, which made him the largest individual holder of oil rights in the world, and gave him a net worth of $120 million.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Phillips was born in Oakland, California in 1921.[2] His mother, Sunshine, was a gold prospector in California. His family was poor, and Phillips worked various jobs as a
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UNCOVERING YEMEN
2500 years ago, frankincense and myrhh burned throughout the kingdoms of Southern Arabia. 50 years ago, Wendell Phillips unearthed the sand-covered ruins along the ancient incense trading route.
“Time fell asleep here, and the husks of ancient civilizations were buried deep in sand, preserved like flowers between the leaves of a book. The … land was rich with the spoils of time; and I wanted to unearth some of those riches, digging down through sand and centuries to a glorious past. — Wendell Phillips
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With explorers club flag No. 143 flying from the first of thirteen Dodge Power Wagons weighing nearly three tons each, the newly formed American Foundation for the Study of Man (AFSN) rolled out one of the earliest expeditions intent on unearthing hidden Arabia. The calendar said April 1950, but the landscape all around the explorers spoke of places that disappeared thousands of years ago. The expedition team went not only back in time but also st