Egypt Express
Dakhla Oasis is a very interesting oasis that comes as a welcome change.
The prehistoric tombs in Dakhla, the villages of the Old Kingdom, and the Islamic citadel towns east to the west near the edge of the cliff along the Ghabari trail.
Dakhla Oasis is famous for its beautiful baths with stunning color, especially in the early morning and early Sunset.
Recent discoveries tell us that Dakhla Oasis has been filled for more than 10,000 years.
The Dakhla Oasis climate was similar to that of African savannah in 5500-2500 BC, and most animals such as buffalo, elephants, rhinoceros,
Wandered on the banks of a huge lake, its people settled on raising goats and cattle.
But then, there were some environmental issues in this area led to dry off the lake and there was a massive migration in the south and east, and that helped mobilize the Nile Valley early.
The oasis sand covered most of the ancient tombs and sites and that kept them safe for centuries.
Now, these ancient tombs and villages appear from the earth like rare flowers, also Archaeologists who are starting to explore the area given a reward for their efforts.
Dakhla Oasis called by many names like the inner courtyard, the oasis of Magna, and the place of swords.
Dakhla Oasis had contact with the Nile Valley as early as the Archaic Period (c.3150-2686 B.C.) and this contact continued through the Third (c.2686-2181 B.C.) and Sixth Dynasties (c.2345-2333 B.C.) of the Old Kingdom.
In 1978 a hundred ancient cemeteries have been recorded by the Dakhleh Oasis Project, in operation.
The Institut Francais d’Archeologie Orientale, working since 1977, has been excavating in the area of Ain Asil, where they have uncovered what is believed to be the Old Kingdom capital of Dakhla Oasis.
A stela from the Twenty-second Dynasty found near Mut by H. G. Lyons in 1894, now known as the First Dakhla Stela, tells us that Sheshonk I sent a man to “the two lands of Oasis” to “regulate disputes over water rights.” At that time a “cadastral register of the wells and orchards took place.
No evidence has yet emerged to indicate a heavy Greek presence in the oasis, but several Ptolemaic structures have been found.
