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Exposing Petra’s North Ridge
The 2012 excavations on Petra's North Ridge. Photo: The Abstract. The Nabatean city of Petra is one of the world’s most recognizable sites.* Modern western fascination with Petra began after Johann...
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The Huqoq Synagogue Mosaics
<< Back to the Scholar’s Study page More on the Huqoq Mosaics Archaeologist and art historian Karen Britt of the University of Louisville provides a detailed artistic analysis of a Huqoq mosaic...
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Re-dating Nabatean Farming at Petra
Researchers examining dam construction and terrace farming techniques at Petra suggest that the Nabateans began employing these techniques around the first century, rather than the earlier Iron Age...
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Cyber-Archaeology at Petra
Balloon Photography at Petra. Antiquity. Photo: T.E. Levy, UCSD Levantine Archaeology Laboratory. A recent two-day Cyber-Archaeology expedition at Petra provided new insights on the site’s structural...
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Scholarship Winners Speak Up
Every year, the BAS Dig Scholarship program provides students and aspiring archaeologists with the ability to volunteer at ancient sites in Israel and Jordan. In 2013, BAS awarded more than 20...
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Casting New Light on Petra
The setting sun casts light on the altar of Petra’s Monastery during the winter solstice. Photo: Juan Antonio Belmonte, Ph.D.The famous rock-cut monuments of Petra in Jordan may have been constructed...
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Biblical Archaeology: Whither and Whence
GIANTS AT WORK. Biblical archaeologists Eric and Carol Meyers sit down with BAR’s editor to discuss the past 40 years of archaeology in the land of the Bible. Photo: Robert Sugar.Duke professors Eric...
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Ancient Wine of Gaza: 1,500-Year-Old Grape Seeds Found in the Negev
“As for wines, I have none of Gaza, no Chian or Falernian, none sent by the vines of Sarepta for you to drink […] Nevertheless, we beg you to come; Christ will provide all things, by whose grace this...
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Solving the Enigma of Petra and the Nabataeans
This Bible History Daily article was originally published in 2012. It has been updated.—Ed. Who were the Nabataeans? The Siq is a tortuous half-mile-long canyon that winds its way from the entrance...
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D.C.-Area Archaeology Event: Petra—A Journey Through Time, Space and Our...
On Wednesday, March 16, 2016, Dr. Christopher Tuttle, Executive Director of the Council of American Overseas Research Centers, will deliver the lecture “Petra—A Journey Through Time, Space and Our...
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New Petra Monument Spotted Through Satellites
Al-Khazneh (“the Treasury”), one of Petra’s iconic monuments. Photo: Markv’s image is licenced under CC BY-SA 3.0.A mysterious building more than twice the length of a tennis court and six times as...
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Casting New Light on Petra
The setting sun casts light on the altar of Petra’s Monastery during the winter solstice. Photo: Juan Antonio Belmonte, Ph.D. The famous rock-cut monuments of Petra in Jordan may have been constructed...
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Biblical Archaeology: Whither and Whence
GIANTS AT WORK. Biblical archaeologists Eric and Carol Meyers sit down with BAR’s editor to discuss the past 40 years of archaeology in the land of the Bible. Photo: Robert Sugar. Duke professors Eric...
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Ancient Wine of Gaza: 1,500-Year-Old Grape Seeds Found in the Negev
“As for wines, I have none of Gaza, no Chian or Falernian, none sent by the vines of Sarepta for you to drink […] Nevertheless, we beg you to come; Christ will provide all things, by whose grace this...
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D.C.-Area Archaeology Event: Petra—A Journey Through Time, Space and Our...
On Wednesday, March 16, 2016, Dr. Christopher Tuttle, Executive Director of the Council of American Overseas Research Centers, will deliver the lecture “Petra—A Journey Through Time, Space and Our...
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New Petra Monument Spotted Through Satellites
Al-Khazneh (“the Treasury”), one of Petra’s iconic monuments. Photo: Markv’s image is licenced under CC BY-SA 3.0. A mysterious building more than twice the length of a tennis court and six times as...
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Site-Seeing: Petra’s Temple of the Winged Lions
Petra, the 2,000-year-old capital city and trade emporium of the ancient Nabateans nestled amid the rugged mountain landscape of southern Jordan, is a marvel to behold. Visitors to the expansive site...
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Digs 2018: Migration and Immigration in Ancient Israel
On the cover of BAR: Cade Kamaleson from Wheaton College helps uncover a cooking pot dated to the Late Hellenistic/Early Roman period (first century B.C.E.–first century C.E.) at Tel Shimron. Photo: ©...
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Solving the Enigma of Petra and the Nabataeans
Who were the Nabataeans? The Siq is a tortuous half-mile-long canyon that winds its way from the entrance of Petra to the large open plaza at the foot of the Khazneh. Formed through countless millennia...
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ACOR’s Photo Archive
The American Center of Oriental Research (ACOR), centered in Amman, Jordan, is digitizing their vast collection of archaeological and cultural heritage photographs and making these images accessible to...
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