NPR's Eric Westervelt talks to Dr Richard Bates, a geophysicist, about the discovery of a hidden tomb in Jordan’s ancient ...

A recent excavation has unearthed 12 human skeletons and a chamber of grave offerings near Petra’s Treasury building, a ...

Researchers have unearthed a secret tomb beneath Petra’s pink stone cliffs that could answer longstanding questions about the ...

Archaeologists found a tomb with 12 skeletons beneath the Treasury in Petra, Jordan. The discovery provides rare insight into ...

In the early 1800s, a Swiss explorer tricked his way into Petra, the ancient oasis whose location had been a closely guarded secret for centuries. Known as Ed Deir—the Monastery—this building ...

Archaeologists have discovered a 2,000-year-old tomb containing the remains of 12 individuals at Petra in Jordan.

British archaeologists have discovered a secret tomb below the city of Petra, believed to have lain ... buried tomb containing the remains of 12 ancient skeletons – and even a chalice resembling ...

Experts conducted excavations under Al Khazneh, also known as the Treasury – an elaborate rock-cut tomb, carved out of a sandstone rock face in Petra ... the ancient Arab people who built ...

Archaeologists have made a historic discovery beneath Petra—a wonder of the world and the famous landmark from the film "Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade." ...

A recent excavation has unearthed 12 human skeletons and a chamber of grave offerings near Petra’s Treasury building ... had so deeply probed the stone city’s grounds. For nearly as long ...