Three centuries until they were swallowed up by the roman empire. Now all that s left are the enigmatic remains of their great desert cities of petra and hegra, in modern day jordan and saudi arabia. And this is where i have come to explore, to find out how they survived and thrived here, who they were, and even what they looked like. I want to search for clues about their world. I ll investigate their ancient sites, delving deep into their secret tombs and sanctuaries. Oh, my goodness! indiana jones, eat your heart out. Wait till you see this. I m tracking down the leading experts doing new research who will help me build up a picture of the nabataeans. They did not use slave. It s a respectful job. The secret nabataeans possessed is the knowledge of the great deserts around them. And i m going to meet the people who are living here now to try and understand what life was like then in this remarkable landscape. This is what enabled the nabataeans to trade and they re beautiful. Join
what they looked like. i want to search for clues about their world. i ll investigate their ancient sites, delving deep into their secret tombs and sanctuaries. oh, my goodness! indiana jones, eat your heart out. wait till you see this. i m tracking down the leading experts doing new research who will help me build up a picture of the nabataeans. they did not use slave. it s a respectful job. the secret nabataeans possessed is the knowledge of the great deserts around them. and i m going to meet the people who are living here now to try and understand what life was like then in this remarkable landscape. this is what enabled the nabataeans to trade and they re beautiful. join me as i uncover the secrets of the nabataeans. the nabataeans forged a successful empire around 300 bce. that s towards the end of the civilisation of the far better known ancient egyptians. they were nomads and traders who took control of the lucrative incense route all the way from modern day yemen, t
TAIYUAN, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) Archaeologists in north China Shanxi Province have discovered three brick tomb chambers with murals inside dating back to the Ming D
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