For such a vast set of ruins, little is known about Petra, the ancient Nabatean capital. A new study suggests it might have been built to appease the Gods.

The discovery could be key to further unraveling the mystery of Petra, which was built by the ancient Nabatean people as their capital around the fourth century B.C.

The treasure of Petra, a secret tomb In the movie, the director used this spectacular environment to set the exterior of the temple where Indiana Jones was to find the Holy Grail .

But much of Petra consists of buildings built from the ground up, like those in the new discovery. Without an archaeological dig, it would be difficult to know even the general date of the site ...

For such a vast set of ruins, little is known about Petra, the ancient Nabatean capital. A new study suggests it might have been built to appease the Gods.