The ancient city of Petra, which was carved into the desert cliffs of modern-day Jordan, might look inhospitably bone-dry today, but new archaeological evidence shows that its first-century ...

NEW YORK - Temples and tombs carved into the rock face. An advanced irrigation system that created gardens and pools in the desert. This was Petra - the prosperous city at the crossroads of ...

PETRA, Jordan - President Barack Obama set aside the Middle East's tricky politics Saturday to marvel at the beauty of one of the region's most stunning sites, the fabled ancient city of Petra. "This ...

Petra is one of the oldest cities in the world, and has attracted over a million visitors in recent years. Carved into sandstone cliffs, it is a UNESCO World Heritage site and featured in over 20 ...

Petra: Lost City of Stone is the most comprehensive exhibition ever presented on the ancient, Middle Eastern city of Petra and its creators - the Nabataeans. And it's coming to Grand Rapids. The ...

How did early engineers carve tombs into rock cliffs and funnel water to this desert city? In a daring experiment, an archaeologist and sculptors team up to carve an iconic temple-tomb to find out how ...

More than 2,000 years ago, the thriving city of Petra rose up in the bone-dry desert of what is now Jordan. An oasis of culture and abundance, the city was built by wealthy merchants who carved ...