Inhabited since prehistoric times, this Nabataean caravan-city, situated between the Red Sea and the Dead Sea, was an important crossroads between Arabia, Egypt and Syria-Phoenicia. Petra is ...

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 ...

Scent and spice: AlUla’s incense road For more than a thousand years the oasis city of Dadan, capital of the kingdoms of Dadan and Lihyan, and its successor, the Nabataean city of Hegra nearby ...

Insights into nabataean society and burial practices The 12 skeletons discovered beneath the Treasury provide invaluable insights into Nabataean society and their burial practices.

AMMAN — Industrial pottery manufacture was developed in Jordan, southern Levant, Asia Minor, Tunisia and Sardinia. There are different preconditions for a pottery production on an industrial ...