Petra: The Ancient Lost City of Stone

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Source/Further reading:

Nat Geo simple overview: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/archaeology/lost-city-petra
Nat Geo in-depth: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/magazine/2016/01-02/petra/
History overview: https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-middle-east/petra
Britannica summary: https://www.britannica.com/place/Petra-ancient-city-Jordan
The Kingdom of Nabatea - in-depth: https://www.ancient.eu/Kingdom_of_Nabatea/
Archeology: https://www.archaeology.org/issues/360-1911/letter-from/8076-jordan-petra-hinterland
Burckhardt’s biography: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Johann-Ludwig-Burckhardt
UNESCO listing: https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/326/
New discovery in 2016: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/09/petra-buried-monument-discovered-jordan
Modern explorations of Petra: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/petra-jordan-drone-3d-scan-digital-modeling-180970310/
Map of Nabataean Kingdom: https://books.openedition.org/ifpo/4896
Somewhat old, but interesting article from Smithsonian: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/reconstructing-petra-155444564/
Petra in the time of the Coronavirus: https://www.npr.org/2020/05/06/850157824/1st-time-to-see-it-like-this-petra-tourism-workers-long-for-visitors-to-return

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