Petra was the greatest city of the Nabataeans, a people who occupied the area from Sinai to northern Arabia.
c. 400 B.C.E.–106 C.E.
Petra was the greatest city of the Nabataeans, a people who occupied the area from Sinai to northern Arabia.
c. 400 B.C.E.–106 C.E.
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Formerly known as Hegra it is the largest conserved site of the civilization of the Nabataeans south of Petra in Jordan
The ancient Nabateans cut Petra, their monumental city, from cliffs of rose red stone.
The Siq, Petra’s canyon entrance, is cracking. The cliffs threaten to fall, and scientists race to find a solution.
These structures could only have been made in Petra, where Greek and eastern traditions were combined.
More than tombs? Scholars once thought Petra was only a large necropolis, but archaeology shows it was much more.
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Crafted in the 16th century, this pair of six-panel screens is painted in ink on paper and showcases both Yamato-e and Chinese painting styles. The work features pine trees―a typical Japanese motif―and it has beautifully captured the richness of a Japanese landscape.