Email this article Oman's Heritage: Illustrations "The Photography of Nicolas Sapieha" February 13, 1998 Entranceway leads to Nakhl Fort, 50 miles west of Muscat, once considered invulnerable by Omanis. The fort's defenders are known to have doused attackers with asal, a sticky, boiling syrup made from dates. Badly damaged by cannon fire during a siege in 1769, the fort was restored in 1990 by a Moroccan team using local wood and mortar. This was the first fort we visited and, in my mind, the trip's defining image. Previous Image | Introduction | List of Illustrations | Next Image © 1998 by the Archaeological Institute of America www.archaeology.org/online/features/sapieha/oman/captions/oman03.html Share this page:   Share Stay up-to-date on news and new features on our website. Click here to sign up. Buy current & back issues: See what's available!

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