Inside is a funerary chamber ... the inventive Nabataeans used water to grow their city. Petra flourished as spice routes developed that linked India, Persia, and Arabia with the Mediterranean ...

Built over 2,000 years ago, the iconic desert city continues to mesmerize tourists and archaeologists alike. Ad Deir, or the Monastery, is one of Petra's many facades carved out of sandstone in ...

“Today, Petra, the Rose City, is parched, but it was once a comparatively ... was able to confirm the existence of the tomb ...