NEW research into a mysterious 2,000-year-old relic may have finally revealed its true purpose – and it’s very different to ...

“Today, Petra, the Rose City ... nearly identical to the Holy Grail” depicted in Steven Spielberg’s “Indiana Jones and the ...

Nowadays, Petra once again bustles with human activity. Tourists began flocking there in greater numbers after it was featured in the 1989 film Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. With up to 5,000 ...

Since then, Petra’s fame has grown. UNESCO inscribed the city’s ruins as a World Heritage site in 1985, and the 1989 film Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade used Petra as a stage for some scenes.

Petra has lately fulfilled that prophesy. It is now Jordan's top tourist destination, attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors a year. Hollywood's Indiana Jones sought the Holy Grail in one of ...

Many who know of Tanis at all remember the city as portrayed in the Indiana Jones movie Raiders of the ... said of the biblical reference. 1 of 12 Petra, JordanA person standing in the doorway ...