Petra Great Temple, a structure that dates back to the first century B.C., is rich in history and has become one of the largest attractions in the Middle East. Professor Emerita of Archaeology Martha ...

Earlier this week, Blizzard announced evolving plans for the upcoming Overwatch Anniversary event. This includes a new Deathmatch map called Petra. On Saturday, Blizzard revealed Petra for the first ...

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 ...

In Jordan’s extraordinary rose-red “Lost City” of Petra, I have just huffed up 700 zigzagging stone-carved steps to the ancient mountaintop High Place of Sacrifice with its sacred altar and goat-blood ...

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Click to open image viewer. Landscape and architecture study showing a view of the facade of the monumental rock-carved structure known as El-Deir in Petra, present-day Jordan. Viewed from a direct, ...