AMMAN — The early adaption of an ancient heating system by the Nabataeans point to an outward-facing society, according to a Canadian archaeologist Ancient ceramic heating pipes, also known as tubuli, ...

Jane Taylor has many accomplishments, but in Jordan especially, her name is inextricably linked to Petra, because of her unsurpassed photographs of the site. Her latest book, “Petra and the Lost ...

The story of the Nabataeans is a fascinating, and integral, part of the Petra story. At its height - in the century or so prior to and after the birth of Christ - the Nabataean empire included parts ...

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Remains of ancient altars and inscribed marble slabs were discovered submerged underwater along the Italian coast, near Naples, having likely laid undisturbed for millennia. Researchers believe the ...

Did you know Petra is a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1985? It covers 264 square kilometers and welcomes nearly a million ...

Ad Deir, the Monastery at Petra, was built to align with the sun's movements David Bjorgen, Wikimedia Commons Spanish and Italian scientists studying the lost city of Petra believe that it and other ...

The ancient city of Petra in modern-day Jordan prospered for centuries as a major power along the spice route. The dazzling ...

Assalaam alaykum Brother. I was just wondering if you could answer the following: It is said that Thamood built the buildings in Al-Hijr, but other people say that it was the Nabataeans who did so and ...