carved out of a sandstone rock face in Petra, Jordan. They found a 'previously unknown' tomb containing 12 skeletal remains and grave goods, including a grail-shaped cup remarkably similar to the ...

Petra was eventually abandoned ... and added water to make it swell and crack the rock face. Along with their talents as ...

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 ...

The Nabataeans piped water in from springs outside the city and carved channels into the rock to collect rainwater. They also built dams and reservoirs to store water. Petra contains more than 600 ...

Today, Petra remains an awe-inspiring archaeological site, reflecting the grandeur of a civilisation that flourished long before many of the world’s great empires. Its breathtaking rock-cut ...

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who perhaps had actually been called to Petra from Alexandria, with all his stylistic background, " the researcher said. In Alexandria, as in the rest of the Mediterranean basin, masons were ...

who perhaps had actually been called to Petra from Alexandria, with all his stylistic background, " the researcher said. In Alexandria, as in the rest of the Mediterranean basin, masons were ...