When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Located about 115 miles (185 km) southwest of Amman, Jordan, Petra was an ancient city that was ...

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 ...

At the end of the Siq-a narrow, winding gorge through ruby-red sandstone in southwestern Jordan-lies one of the most jaw-dropping sights in archaeology: an open plaza dominated by Al-Khazneh, an ...

Imagine walking into Petra, Jordan without the hustle and bustle of tourists clamoring over each other for photos and mule handlers and souvenir stall sellers harassing you for business? You’ll get it ...

In 2008, Allan Langdale starred in and directed a documentary called The Stones of Famagusta, about a “forgotten” city on the island of Cyprus, and next week he’ll be speaking in Santa Barbara about ...

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 Wadi ...

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 ...