Archaeologists Stunned to Find Secret 2,000-Year-Old Tomb Underneath the Treasury Building in Petra The towering cliffs of Petra in Jordan, one of the New Seven Wonders of the World, have long ...

A recent excavation has unearthed 12 human skeletons and a chamber of grave offerings near Petra’s Treasury building, a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Petra’s population thrived in an inhospitable desert environment thanks to a “sophisticated water harvesting system that was intended to collect every drop of water,” Al-Salameen says.