A new study claims the ruins at Petra, Jordan were built to align with the sun during the solstices and equinoxes Despite the breadth of the ruins, only 85% have ever been excavated Little is known ...

When the winter solstice occurs, the setting sun shines upon a podium of the Monastery at Petra. This produces the silhouette of a lion's head that shines on the rocks opposite to the structure. Add ...

Petra, carved into the rose-red cliffs of Jordan, continues to reveal its secrets. Early mapping techniques unveiled in 2016 revealed the potential ruins of a vast structure hidden beneath the sands, ...

More than 2,000 years ago, the thriving city of Petra rose up in the bone-dry desert of what is now Jordan. An oasis of culture and abundance, the city was built by wealthy merchants who carved ...

Its majestic facade hidden behind huge rocks, approachable only by a small opening, this city built thousands of years back in the desert of Jordan still holds all the magic and mystery that its ...

Shyam Saran travels to the ruined Jordanian city that was once a cosmopolitan hub controlling main global trade routes. Camels wait for tourists in Wadi Rum in Petra, Jordan. Petra built during the ...

Add the Monastery at Petra to the monuments that humans probably built for astronomical purposes. New research suggests that ancient architects tracked the motion of the sun and constructed the ...