Built over 2,000 years ago, the iconic desert city continues to mesmerize tourists and archaeologists alike. Ad Deir, or the Monastery, is one of Petra's many facades carved out of sandstone in ...

The unearthing of 12 intact skeletons in Petra is a rare and momentous event ... these burials offer a wealth of information about the city’s inhabitants. Josh Gates, host of the American ...

In the early 1800s, a Swiss explorer tricked his way into Petra, the ancient oasis whose location had been a closely guarded secret for centuries. Known as Ed Deir—the Monastery—this building ...

Welcome: You've made it to Petra, the "Rose City," one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. Archaeological evidence indicates that humans settled the land that became this ancient hidden city as ...

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Petra, once a thriving political, cultural, and economic centre in the ancient world, holds a significant place in the history of the Middle East. Established by the Nabateans, an indigenous ...

Inhabited since prehistoric times, this Nabataean caravan-city, situated between the Red Sea and the Dead Sea, was an important crossroads between Arabia, Egypt and Syria-Phoenicia. Petra is ...