Photograph by Taylor Kennedy, Nat Geo Image Collection “If you’d like to visit Petra, you can’t cover it in one day,” says ...

Petra was once the beating heart of the Middle East, a hub of politics, commerce and culture, originally established as a trading post by the native Nabateans. Its population and significance soon ...

Petra Great Temple, a structure that dates back to the first century B.C., is rich in history and has become one of the largest attractions in the Middle East. Professor Emerita of Archaeology Martha ...

Petra, in western Jordan, is a fascinating ancient city about 80 kilometres south of the Dead Sea, which was half-build, half-carved into stone, bearing strikingly beautiful examples of Eastern and ...

Volume 2 Archaeological contexts of the remains and excavations : Brown University excavations in Jordan at the Petra Great Temple, 1993-2007 Volume 3 Brown University excavations 1993-2008.

SIQ AL-BARID, Jordan -- Recent heavy rains caused flash floods across the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, forcing authorities to close the gates of the famed Petra ruins to tourists who were soggy and ...