Petra, in southern Jordan, is a love letter to human civilisation ... When Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt put it on the archaeological map in 1812, it was a ghost town, following ...

Imagine walking into Petra, Jordan without ... pretty much wiped it off the map. It’s hard to fathom that, what is now the most visited tourist attraction in Jordan and around the world, was ...

How digital archaeologists are using drones and cutting-edge cameras to recreate the spectacular 2,000-year-old ruins in Jordan ... of Petra’s remarkable sites and its fanciful caves began ...

In the early 1800s, a Swiss explorer tricked his way into Petra, the ancient oasis whose location had been a closely guarded secret for centuries. Known as Ed Deir—the Monastery—this building ...

A recent excavation has unearthed 12 human skeletons and a chamber of grave offerings near Petra’s Treasury building ... a nonprofit based in Jordan and directed by Dr. Creasman.

The Movenpick has Al Maqa’ad Bar, while Petra Palace has Kilkenny. Both options are a little underwhelming. The best option is The Cave Bar at ... goes down well in Jordan and 10-15 per cent ...