Petra: Discovery of an intact tomb with 12 skeletons in mysterious remains that fascinates archaeologists

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Petra: Discovery of an intact tomb with 12 skeletons in mysterious remains that fascinates archaeologists

picture introduction, From left, archaeologist Matthew Vincent, presenter Josh Gates and Professor Pierce Paul Cressman in Petra in August.

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For 20 years, scientists have been dreaming of conducting new excavations at Petra, the Jordanian archaeological site declared a World Heritage Site.

A recent excavation has revealed 12 skeletons In an intact burial chamber near the famous Petra Treasury building, the door opens to the great secrets held beneath the ruins.

Richard Bates, a geophysicist from the Faculty of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of St Andrews in Scotland, who took part in the research, told BBC Mundo that he was surprised when he found an intact grave in the famous structure.

Is It is very rare to get the opportunity to work thereBecause access to the ruins was limited for a long time.

This makes this discovery very special.

New technique to detect archaeological treasures

Richard Bates, geophysicist at the University of St Andrews — picture introduction, Geophysicist Richard Bates of the University of St Andrews took part in the research.

“This is the first time that a complete tomb with grave goods has been found in the Petra area,” Bates told BBC Mundo.

“To be part of the team that discovered this is an absolute privilege,” he said.

Archaeologists led by Pierce Paul Cressman, executive director of the American Research Center, along with researchers from the Jordanian Department of Antiquities, were attracted to the unearthing of the ancient tomb.

To achieve your goal, They used a powerful ground penetrating radar (a technology that uses radar pulses to detect underground objects) at the delicate Treasury Monument, known locally as Al Khazneh,

The results of those tests allowed them to obtain permission from the Jordanian government to excavate beneath the Treasury.

picture introduction, 12 skeletons were found.

While many tombs discovered in Petra are empty or undisturbed, this new chamber was filled with complete skeletal remains and funerary objects made of bronze, iron, and ceramic.

It is believed that the skeletons and artifacts may be at least some 2,000 years old,

Researchers say the discovery beneath the Treasury Building will help us better understand what life was like for the Nabataeans, ancient Arab nomads whose kingdom in the desert prospered from the 4th century BC. By c. 106 AD. C. and was later incorporated into the Roman Empire.

In contemporary history, the treasure appeared in Steven Spielberg’s film “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade” in 1989.

The recent excavation was recorded by a television crew from the Discovery Channel’s “Expedition into the Unknown”, a channel that recently aired an episode about the discovery.