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Nothing Like This Has Ever Been Discovered Before”: In Petra, 12 Human Skeletons Unearthed Beneath a Mausoleum, the Largest Deposit Found in the City
For centuries, tales of hidden treasures within the Treasury’s urn atop the building have circulated ... not only expanded our understanding of Petra’s burial practices but also provided ...
Secret underground tomb with 12 skeletons is found in Jordan’s Petra
The mysterious veil of the Treasury monument in Petra, Jordan, has been lifted once again. Beneath the ancient rock-cut ...
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Petra lost and found
Known as Ed Deir—the Monastery—this building was a temple for ... the elaborate sandstone pillars of the Treasury have greeted arrivals to Petra. Photograph by Luis Marden The Swiss explorer ...
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The Assyrian Influence on Petra
Petra Treasury is a monument carved by the Nabataean craftsmen ... but is set back from them and therefore is not part of one single building. Moreover, similar tholoi, framed in perspective between ...
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New research explores Hellenistic, Roman influences on Petra’s Treasury
Petra Treasury is a monument carved by the Nabataean craftsmen ... but is set back from them and therefore is not part of one single building. Moreover, similar tholoi, framed in perspective between ...
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Who built the ‘lost city’ of Petra—and why did they leave?
As visitors enter Petra from the winding gorge known as the Siq, they first behold the towering edifice of Al Khazna, or the Treasury, carved from rosy-hued sandstone. For many tourists ...