Ancient bullet supports Lawrence of Arabia’s accounts

2016/4/2 17:53:07

Experts say discovery in the desert, near scene of famous train raid, seems to prove British diplomat’s memoir was not just a tall tale


By Times of Israel staff, Apr 1, 2016  

 

Until now, Lawrence’s account from his memoir, The Seven Pillars of Wisdom, was disputed by some historians as an instance of the man over-embellishing his achievements.

 

But according to a report Friday in The Guardian, archaeologists who spent years excavating sites associated with the 1916-18 conflict have found a bullet that was probably fired by “Lawrence of Arabia.”

 

The bullet was found during excavations at Halat Ammar, on the Saudi Arabia-Jordan border, on the site of an Arab ambush against a Turkish train that was later recreated in scenes in David Lean’s movie starring Peter O’Toole.

 

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