Add the Monastery at Petra to the monuments that humans probably built for astronomical purposes. New research suggests that ancient architects tracked the motion of the sun and constructed the ...

Few ancient civilizations have left an architectural footprint quite as indelible as the Nabateans did in Petra, southern Jordan. Majestic temples, burial chambers and homes still stand, carved around ...

The ancient city of Petra may be one of the world’s best-known archaeological sites, but it still has secrets to reveal. A massive “monumental platform” has been discovered within the Petra UNESCO ...

An ancient civilization built the famous, stone-hewn city of Petra so that the sun would illuminate their sacred places like celestial spotlights, a new study says. Petra, a giant metropolis of tombs, ...

Nestled amid the rugged desert canyons of southwestern Jordan, where traders and their caravans of camels once carried silk and frankincense, lies the ancient city of Petra. Known as the “Rose City” ...

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 ...

One of the New Seven Wonders of the World, the Lost City of Petra hides coyly behind Southern Jordan’s pink sandstone cliffs. The rock-cut ruins of the lost Nabatean Kingdom feature Corinthian pillars ...

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Jordan, a new twinning agreement links Petra and Ellora, two rock-cut World Heritage ...

When the winter solstice occurs, the setting sun shines upon a podium of the Monastery at Petra. This produces the silhouette of a lion's head that shines on the rocks opposite to the structure. Add ...