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New Dig Reports: A Nabatean Temple North of Petra

Petra, Jordan, is the best-known Nabatean site. Made famous through poems, novels and even films—such as Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade—Petra was the commercial capital of the Nabatean empire. About 37 miles north of Petra, lay another significant Nabatean site: Khirbet et-Tannur. Located at the River Zered, a gorge that separates Moab from … Continue reading New Dig Reports: A Nabatean Temple North of Petra