Petra's ancient paintings emerge from campfire smoke
Monday, September 13, 2010 - 11:07
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Conservation experts almost gave up when they first saw the severely damaged wall paintings they had come to rescue in the ancient city of Petra. But then they discovered 2,000-year-old Hellenistic artwork underneath the surface. Petra - Jordan - Middle East - Hellenistic civilization - Archaeology