Burckhardt knew that he had found a mysterious lost city, rumors of which had reached him on his desert travels. He was the first European to have entered Petra for many centuries. Swathed in Arab ...

The excavation, led by Dr. Pearce Paul Creasman, executive director of the American Research Center, took place beneath the ...

Their discovery confirms that there is more to be found at the Khazneh. Petra is a Unesco ... also meant that after the city ...

The treasures found in the "lost city" of Tanis rival those of King Tut ... Silverman said of the biblical reference. 1 of 12 Petra, JordanA person standing in the doorway of the Monastery at ...

(CNN) — At the heart of the ancient city of Petra, Jordan ... While many tombs uncovered within Petra are found empty or disturbed, the chamber was filled with complete skeletal remains and ...

At the heart of the ancient city of Petra, Jordan ... While many tombs uncovered within Petra are found empty or disturbed, the chamber was filled with complete skeletal remains and grave goods ...

Petra, the fabled "rose red city, half as old as time," one of the ... In 1189, Petra was abandoned and the memory of it was lost to the West. The ruins were hidden for about 650 years.

(CNN) — At the heart of the ancient city of Petra, Jordan ... While many tombs uncovered within Petra are found empty or disturbed, the chamber was filled with complete skeletal remains and ...

Culture Club/Getty Images Recently discovered by archaeologists, the “Lost Golden City” was abandoned by the heretic King Akhenaten and his wife Nefertiti around 1336 B.C. for reasons that are ...

It's been hailed as a stunning discovery. A team of archaeologists have unearthed a hidden tomb in Jordan's ancient city of Petra. Researchers found the tomb in the UNESCO World Heritage site ...