Petra

Petra

Lawrence Technological University

December 5, 2016

Allen, Will (photograph)

Single built works

2015

Jordan (nation)

Petra (deserted settlement)

Nabatean

rock-cut tombs

View of rock-cut tombs rising up a canyon wall in Petra, Jordan. "The tomb facades draw upon a rich array of Hellenistic and Near Eastern architecture and, in this sense, their architecture reflects the diverse and different cultures with which the Nabateans traded, interacted, and even intermarried (King Aretas IV’s daughter was married to Herod Antipas, the son of Herod the Great, whose mother was also Nabataean). Many of the tombs contain niches or small chambers for burials, cut into the stone walls. No human remains have ever been found in any of the tombs, and the exact funerary practices of the Nabataeans remain unknown,"--Kahn Academy website.

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