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 ...

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A shot of a fraternal society's gathering place-once used for socialising, much like a modern-day Majlis in Saudi culture-as Laila Nehme examines the site. Premiering in the UAE on 27th August, ...

The ancient city of Petra in modern-day Jordan prospered for centuries as a major power along the spice route. The dazzling settlement, with tombs, monuments, and temples carved directly into the rock ...

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 ...

(NEXSTAR) — Archaeologists have unearthed a hidden tomb containing the remains of 12 ancient skeletons at the historic site that served as one of the filming locations for the 1989 blockbuster ...

Most people associate ancient Nabataean civilization with Petra, the roughly 9,000-year-old “Rose City” carved out of sandstone in the deserts of Jordan—and for good reason, as it’s one of the most ...

Bettany Hughes is on an adventure to uncover the mysteries of the Nabataeans, the desert traders and master builders of wonders like Petra. Discover their lost empire through archaeological ...

The kingdom of Jordan is hard at work on a peculiar problem: how to keep tourists from drowning in the desert. Such startling accidents actually do occur. Last spring, when a flash flood from a rare ...

The Nabataeans in historical context / Glen W. Bowersock -- The origins and emergence of the Nabataeans / Peter J. Parr -- Languages, scripts, and the uses of writing among the Nabataeans / M.C.A.