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 ...
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 ...
PETRA, Jordan (WKRC) - A secret tomb was found beneath a Wonder of the World and iconic Indiana Jones filming location. The Treasury (Al-Khazneh) in the ancient city of Petra is a colossal carving ...
Archaeologists have discovered a tomb beneath the ancient, imposing Al Khazneh in Petra, Jordan. Long before it appeared in Stephen Spielberg’s 1989 blockbuster Indiana Jones and the Last ...
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 ...
About 2,000 years ago, the powerful ancient kingdom of the Nabataeans hand-carved a city into the sandstone cliffs of Petra, ...
In the thousands of years since the Nabataean Kingdom first carved an entire city, including the Treasury by hand in Petra, ...