carved out of a sandstone rock face in Petra, Jordan. They found a 'previously unknown' tomb containing 12 skeletal remains ...

Petra is half-built, half-carved into the rock, and is surrounded by mountains riddled with passages and gorges. It is one of the world's most famous archaeological sites, where ancient Eastern ...

Petra was eventually abandoned ... and added water to make it swell and crack the rock face. Along with their talents as traders and stonemasons, the Nabataeans were equally as skilled at ...