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A hidden tomb was found in the ancient Jordanian city of Petra
NPR's Eric Westervelt talks to Dr Richard Bates, a geophysicist, about the discovery of a hidden tomb in Jordan’s ancient ...
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Archeologists Discover Hidden Tomb in Ancient City of Petra and a Skeleton Holding Vessel Resembling Indiana Jones‘s ‘Holy Grail'
British archaeologists recently made a discovery that sounds like something straight out of an Indiana Jones movie: a secret ...
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Archaeologists discover 12 skeletons at a buried tomb in Petra, Jordan
The Treasury in Petra, Jordan, is a famous tourist site and features in an Indiana Jones movie. Now archaeologists say ...
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In Jordan, a ‘Stunning’ Discovery Under Petra’s Ancient Stone
In 2003, they had discovered hidden tombs around the city’s ornate, famed Treasury structure, carved into Petra’s canyon ... a nonprofit based in Jordan and directed by Dr. Creasman, a ...
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Secret tomb found under ‘Indiana Jones’ filming location in Petra
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Petra lost and found
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 ...
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‘Stunning’ hidden tomb found at Petra site featured in ‘Indiana Jones’
About 2,000 years ago, the powerful ancient kingdom of the Nabataeans hand-carved a city into the sandstone cliffs of Petra, Jordan. At its center: an imposing, 12-column structure that has since ...
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Archaeologists discover 12 skeletons at a buried tomb in Petra, Jordan
12 full skeletons in a tomb beneath one of Jordan's biggest tourist attractions. The remains were found beneath the Treasury, also called Al Khazneh, in the ancient city of Petra — famous as a ...