Archaeologists have much more to learn about a city that once thrummed with life. Many of the buildings that housed people ...

In its prime, Petra was one of the most lavish cities in history—more Las Vegas than Athens. Accustomed to tents, the early Nabateans had no significant building traditions, so with their sudden ...

Highland Falls Petra Muhammad's problems began long before she vanished from this sleepy Hudson River village. Adopted by relatives as an infant, the Caribbeanborn toddler bounced between family ...

Petra and its lost ancient civilisation has perplexed researchers for years. It was once a thriving hub of politics, culture and economics — one of the most important waypoints of the region. The ...

Hundreds of stone-carved artifacts from Petra, famous as "the Jordanian rose-red city half as old as time," are part of a major exhibition that opens on Saturday at the American Museum of Natural ...

Petra is the lost Middle Eastern civilisation that has stunned archaeologists for decades. It was once the centre of the world, a hub of politics, culture and finance. When the Silk Road — the passage ...

At the end of the Siq-a narrow, winding gorge through ruby-red sandstone in southwestern Jordan-lies one of the most jaw-dropping sights in archaeology: an open plaza dominated by Al-Khazneh, an ...

AMMAN — Director General of the Royal Hashemite Documentation Centre (RHDC) Muhannad Mubaideen and Director General of the Jordan News Agency, Petra, Fairouz Mubaideen on Monday discussed enhancing ...