Listen "Petra: Lost City of the Dessert"
Episode Synopsis
Petra is an ancient and enigmatic city, carved from the rock of Jordan’s desert. Hidden at the end of a winding chasm, it is famous for its extraordinary beauty. But for decades it has baffled archaeologists. Who were the mysterious people that built it, how did they found a civilisation in the arid desert, and why did they suddenly disappear?
Now, the latest laser-scanning techniques are resurrecting the lives of Petra’s forgotten people to reveal what happened to the greatest lost city of the ancient world.
Now, the latest laser-scanning techniques are resurrecting the lives of Petra’s forgotten people to reveal what happened to the greatest lost city of the ancient world.
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