San Francisco-based tunnel boring startup Petra has shut down after failing to raise new funding. Here's what happened. A San Francisco startup that was developing tunnel boring technology has ...

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 ...

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, Jordan. They found a 'previously unknown ...

PETRA, Jordan (WKRC) - A secret tomb was found beneath a Wonder of the World and iconic Indiana Jones filming location. The Treasury (Al-Khazneh) in the ancient city of Petra is a colossal carving ...

Archaeologists have discovered a tomb beneath the ancient, imposing Al Khazneh in Petra, Jordan. Long before it appeared in Stephen Spielberg’s 1989 blockbuster Indiana Jones and the Last ...

A team of archaeologists has uncovered a hidden tomb containing the remains of 12 ancient skeletons beneath an iconic building known as "The Treasury" in Petra, Jordan. The discovery, captured ...

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A recent discovery made at a historic site in Jordan shares an uncanny resemblance with the theme depicted in one “Indiana Jones” movie. Deep below the surface of the Treasury, a monument ...

A recent excavation has unearthed 12 human skeletons and a chamber of grave offerings near Petra’s Treasury building, a UNESCO World Heritage site. By Ali Watkins By the time Dr. Richard Bates ...

In her book, The walls have eyes: Surviving migration in the age of artificial intelligence, refugee lawyer Petra Molnar documents and centres on countless first-hand tales of people facing fear ...

At the heart of the ancient city of Petra, Jordan, carved into pink sandstone cliffs, lies an elaborate monument known as the Khaznah, or the Treasury. And buried beneath that edifice ...