New Tomb discovered in Petra

Archaeologists have unearthed a secret tomb in front of the Treasury – an elaborate 2,000 year-old mausoleum carved into a sandstone cliff in the ancient and mysterious city of Petra, Jordan.

SYRIA
Amman
Al Karak
ISRAEL
JORDAN
SAUDI ARABIA
Petra
Al ’Aqabah
100km
60 miles

Treasury, also know as al-Khaznah,
is popular movie location, most
famously depicted in Indiana Jones
and the Last Crusade (1989)

2003: Burial crypt
discovered and
excavated

2024: New tomb
discovered next
to crypt

Findings can be viewed in full in new episode of Discovery Channel’s Expedition Unknown (season 14, episode 1)

Pictures: Reiseuhu (Unsplash), © Lucasfilm/Paramount
Sources: CNN, Discovery Channel, Madain Project, Art Destination Jordan

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