Avenue of TombsMassive, elaborate facades line the center of Petra, thought to be the resting places of Nabataean kings. Two of the most ornate are the Tomb of the Palace (left) and the Corinthian ...

The majority of archaeological remains in Petra are tombs, Al-Salameen says. The Nabataeans must have paid a lot of attention to the afterlife, he says. “They looked at their life as a short ...

Creasman said the architecture of the buried tomb is the “most exciting” aspect of the discovery, because its “construction ...

Stop By the Petra ... Royal Tomb. There are four side-by-side tombs in the Jebel Al Khubtha. Westward facing, the tombs glow in the afternoon sun. They include the Urn, Silk, Corinthian and Palace ...

Visitors can enter royal palaces and tombs at no charge over the Seollal (Lunar New Year) holidays, according to the Royal Palaces and Tombs Center of the Korea Heritage Service (KHS) on Jan. 20. From ...