The story of the Nabataeans is a fascinating, and integral, part of the Petra story. At its height - in the century or so prior to and after the birth of Christ - the Nabataean empire included parts ...

The Nabataeans in historical context / Glen W. Bowersock -- The origins and emergence of the Nabataeans / Peter J. Parr -- Languages, scripts, and the uses of writing among the Nabataeans / M.C.A.

PETRA, Jordan ― "Here, this is the gateway to the monastery, the most beautiful and famous monument of Petra," said Abraham Mashaleh, 48, a Jordanian native born and raised in Petra who has worked as ...

09 July 2007 AMMAN (JT) -- It took over 2,000 years, but the Nabataean people have finally received international praise for creating one of the most remarkable civilisations of the ancient world.

The ancient city of Petra, which was carved into the desert cliffs of modern-day Jordan, might look inhospitably bone-dry today, but new archaeological evidence shows that its first-century ...

AMMAN — The scarce evidence from ancient sources represent basis for discussions on the Nabataeans and their kingdom, which controlled part of incense trade. Ancient scribes Strabo (63 BC-24 AD) and ...

In the 1989 film 'Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade', the Temple of the Sun is the stunning Middle Eastern shrine that houses the Holy Grail. Now, in a case of 'history imitating art', human remains ...

The ancient city of Petra, which was carved into the desert cliffs of modern-day Jordan, might look inhospitably bone-dry today, but new archaeological evidence shows that its first-century ...