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 ...

“Today, Petra, the Rose City, is parched, but it was once a comparatively ... Jordanian archaeologists first discovered hidden tombs around the Treasury, now a popular tourist site, in 2003 ...

Hidden in Plain Sight This engraving shows ... the inventive Nabataeans used water to grow their city. Petra flourished as spice routes developed that linked India, Persia, and Arabia with the ...

Scientists used new technology to find an ancient monument in the historic trade city of Petra, Jordan, which was once the capital city of the Nabataean kingdom that is now a World Heritage Site.

Carved out of rock, the sudden entrance into the ancient Nabatean city through ... Getty Images Hidden high in the hills, the Monastery is one of the legendary monuments of Petra Donkeys haul ...