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Home / Regional / Middle East / Jordan / Localities / Petra
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- American Expedition to Petra - Excavations at the Nabataean Temple of the Winged Lions in Jordan, directed by Philip C. Hammond. History of Petra, staff, participation, bibliography.
www.todacosa.com/petra/aep.htm
- Architecture of Petra - Photographs and information about the ancient city in southern Jordan.
glasssteelandstone.home.att.net/JO.html
- City of High Places - A brief introduction and pictures.
home.planetinternet.be/~guido46/petra.html
- Mysterious Marvels in Jordan's Ancient City of Petra - Betsy Hiel describes her own visit to "the premier tourist site in the Middle East", its history and monuments.
www.seattle-pi.com/getaways/021199/dest11.html
- Petra - A brief history and some photographs.
almashriq.hiof.no/jordan/900/930/petra/jda
- Petra - A picture gallery by Terrence Cooney.
cooneytj.server101.com/petra/petra.htm
- Petra - The Rose-Red City - Provides a virtual tour of the ancient city of Petra. The site includes information on the history of the city, a map and photographs.
www.raingod.com/angus/Gallery/Photos/MiddleEast/Jordan/Petra/index.html
- Petra the Drama of History - Includes historical information and pictures.
www.mit.edu:8001/activities/jordanians/jordan/petra.html
- Petra's Great Temple Rises Again 2,000 Years Later - Kristen Gillespie reports in the Jordan Times on the excavation since 1993 of the Great Temple, directed by Martha Joukowsky, a professor at Brown University.
www.jordantimes.com/Thu/homenews/homenews8.htm
- Petra, Jordan - A picture gallery.
www.cynet.com/Jesus/prophecy/petra.htm
- Petra, Jordan: Conservation in an Ancient City - Features historical information about Petra and the Nabateans, the Petra National Trust and the conservation projects conducted there.
student.rwu.edu/users/ah1826/ah1826/Petra/PPPETRA.html
- Petra: Jordan's Ancient and Mysterious Treasure - A journey account by Grace Housholder.
www.frugalfun.com/petra.html
- Petra: Jordan's City in the Rock - A National Geographic exhibit of the ancient city.
www.nationalgeographic.com/explorer/petra/more.html
- Photos from Petra - By Albrecht Schmidt.
www.teco.edu/~albrecht/pics/tour
- Robert Fulford's Column about Petra - Describes a visit to "the world's perfect ruin", after seeing it in Steven Spielberg's 1989 movie, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
www.robertfulford.com/petra.html
- The City of the Dead - Once a legendary lost city, Jordan's Petra is now an impressive tourist attraction, Tom Huntington reports for Historic Traveler Magazine.
ancienthistory.about.com/library/prm/blcityofthedeada.htm
- The Complete Petra - Guide and web directory to Petra, featuring links to sites containing images, scholarship and travel information.
www.isidore-of-seville.com/petra
- The Petra Great Temple - Includes a short history of Petra and the Nabateans, a virtual tour, details of Brown University's excavations at the site as well as previous excavations.
www.brown.edu/Departments/Anthropology/Petra
- The Petra Pool-Complex - Report on the 1998 survey and excavation of the so-called Lower Market in Petra.
www.homestead.com/petragarden/poolcomplex.html
- The Pool-Complex at Petra - A report on the Petra 'Lower Market' survey and archaeological excavations (1998) describing the discovery of a monumental pool and evidence for an ornamental garden in the ancient city. The site includes color images and useful links.
www.sas.upenn.edu/~lbedal/lowermarket.html
- Tour of Petra - A photo gallery of Petra with information about its history.
www.panoramaproductions.net/Petra.htm
- Visit to Petra, Jordan: A Rewarding Experience - Lewis Eric Lachter reports his reactions as a tourist in the Canadian Jewish News.
www.cjnews.com/pastIssues/99/july29-99/tab/tab.htm
- World Heritage List: Petra - Includes a brief description of the city.
www.unesco.org/whc/sites/326.htm
- World Monuments: Petra - Features a site profile and some pictures.
wmf.org/2000list.html?sid=2357&year=2002
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