He was the first European to have entered Petra for many centuries. Swathed in Arab robes, Burckhardt had to keep his excitement to himself. His Bedouin guide believed him to be Sheikh Ibrahim ibn ...

There are a lot of intriguing elements to this show. It’s a solo piece about an Irish farmer, Paddy, on a multi-destination ...

Nabataeans established a mysterious, ancient kingdom and had a reputation for great accomplishments with links to Greece and ...

“Petra is facing multiple challenges ... those new and reinvigorated experiences with a taste of local hospitality flavored ...

The history of Petra Petra is a Unesco World Heritage Site, and millions of people visit it each year.The city has been inhabited since 7000BC, but it really flourished in the 1st century AD. Home ...

Experts conducted excavations under Al Khazneh, also known as the Treasury – an elaborate rock-cut tomb, carved out of a sandstone rock face in Petra, Jordan. They found a 'previously unknown ...

A team of archaeologists has uncovered a hidden tomb containing the remains of 12 ancient skeletons beneath an iconic building known as "The Treasury" in Petra, Jordan. The discovery, captured ...

ARCHAEOLOGISTS have found a secret tomb underneath the landmark Petra - a World Wonder and Indiana Jones film setting. Twelve bodies have been found in the tomb, with one of them holding a chalice ...

A recent discovery made at a historic site in Jordan shares an uncanny resemblance with the theme depicted in one “Indiana Jones” movie. Deep below the surface of the Treasury, a monument ...

About 2,000 years ago, the powerful ancient kingdom of the Nabataeans hand-carved a city into the sandstone cliffs of Petra, Jordan. At its center: an imposing, 12-column structure that has since ...

A recent excavation has unearthed 12 human skeletons and a chamber of grave offerings near Petra’s Treasury building, a UNESCO World Heritage site. By Ali Watkins By the time Dr. Richard Bates ...