print email comment close Petra: Lost City of Stone URL: http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/petra/ Description: Exhibit about the ancient city of Petra in Jordan, which "was unmarked on modern maps" until it was rediscovered in the 19th century. The site features an illustrated history of the city from its founding by Arabian nomads called the Nabataeans through its annexation by the Romans, its great earthquake in A.D. 363, and the Byzantine era. Also find photos of the present-day Bedouin of Petra. From the American Museum of Natural History. Publisher: American Museum of Natural History Library of Congress Subject Headings: Jordan -- Antiquities Petra (Extinct city) Petra (Extinct city) -- History LII Database Information: Record 21122 created by Maria Brandt on 04/03/2006 Last modification on 04/06/2006 Published: 04/06/2006   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/21122