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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 534

Nabateans

A picture taken on March 25, 2015, shows tourists walking in front of the Khazneh (Treasury) in Jordan's ancient city of Petra. (Photo by Khalil MAZRAAWI / AFP)
October 14, 2024, 3:22 pm
Researchers uncover hidden tomb under ‘Indiana Jones’ landmark in Petra
Unlike other tombs found in ancient Jordanian city, which were largely empty, the newly discovered one held artifacts and at least 12 human remains believed to be 2,000 years old
By ToI Staff
A site that researchers say is the remain of a temporary Roman camp in the Arabian desert. (APAAME)
April 30, 2023, 10:42 am
Newly identified Roman army camps indicate unknown ancient campaign in Arabia
Google Earth imagery shows outlines of three sites in Jordan that have classic design of temporary bases built by Rome; believed tied to conquest of Nabatean kingdom
By Stuart Winer
Pouring a Nana Estate Winery rose while looking out toward the unlikely desert terroir of this Negev vineyard. (Courtesy: Nana Winery)
May 21, 2022, 10:29 am
In the Negev, a new breed of vintners are making the desert bloom
With the arid terroir producing a wine that’s ‘fruity but not jammy,’ the vineyards of the Negev are banding together in hopes of being recognized as a formal appellation
By Jessica Steinberg
The Sha'ar Ramon roadside inn. The trash midden is seen on the right next to the entrance gate. (Roy Galili)
May 12, 2022, 3:59 pm
Ancient trash a treasure in mapping first steps to globalization on Incense Route
Sifting through refuse at roadside inns from 300 BCE to 300 CE uncovers ‘social archives’ that help explain the social and economic organization of the Nabatean caravan trade
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Tourists visiting Al-Khazneh 'the Treasury' in the ancient city of Petra, Jordan, November 11, 2016. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
May 7, 2021, 7:05 am
Podcast: Proof that Nabateans’ trade empire collapsed due to ancient epidemic
In an in-depth interview with expert archaeologist Tali Erickson-Gini, we hear that he who controls the spice (or garum and wine) controls the ancient world
By ToI Staff
Ancient Greek inscription which bears the name 'Elusa,' the ancient Greek name for 'Halutza,' found at Halutza site in February 2019 (Tali Gini, Israel Antiquities Authority)
March 13, 2019, 10:17 pm
Unique 1,700-year-old Greek inscription unearthed at Incense Route city in Negev
Discovery is first in situ proof of ancient Nabatean trade hub Halutza; found by German-Israeli team using trailblazing technology to virtually plumb the depths
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Trip leader Shuka Revak, 86, fulfills a life-long dream as he reaches Avdat in Israel from Jordan's Petra, February 2018. (courtesy)
March 15, 2018, 2:56 pm
86-year-old guide helps discover section of Incense Route lost for millennia
Traversing 100 kilometers in five days, Shuka Ravek fulfills dream and walks from Petra to Avdat in the footsteps of Nabateans
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
A trove of some 150 1,500-year-old coins discovered with an antiquities robber in Ramat Hanegev. (Guy Fitoussi, Israel Antiquities Authority)
January 29, 2018, 7:39 pm
Negev antiquities robber nabbed with trove of 150 Byzantine-era coins
Antiquities authority’s theft prevention unit discovers resident of Bir Hadaj using a metal detector at the Haluza UNESCO World Heritage Site
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
This undated handout image, provided by Dr. Christopher A. Tuttle, executive director of the Council of American Overseas Research Centers, shows him standing at the southwest corner of the interior, smaller platform, looking north, in Petra, Jordan. (Council of American Overseas Research Centers/ Q. Tweissi via AP)
June 12, 2016, 3:41 am
Archaeologist points to hidden monument in Jordan’s Petra
Satellite imagery shows massive man-made stone platform buried under sand some 900 meters from center of ancient city
By Karin Laub
The pond at the Fountain of Youth ranch is used for swimming most of the year and as a meeting point for the local animals (Courtesy Aviad Bar-Ness)
January 24, 2016, 11:25 pm
The accidental desert crowdsourcing pioneers
The Klingers had intended to exchange their urban professions for Golan agriculture. Instead they built a Fountain of Youth on an ancient Nabatean route in the Negev
By Jessica Steinberg
Camels used for transporting visitors wait for tourists at the ancient city of Petra in Jordan on March 25, 2015. (Photo credit: AFP / KHALIL MAZRAAWI)
April 9, 2015, 12:57 pm
Behind picture postcard, life is tough for Petra’s animals
Charities work to improve the lives of some 1,350 overworked horses, donkeys, mules and camels at Jordanian landmark
By Imed Lamloum
Walking through Mamshit (photo credit: Shmuel Bar-Am)
October 7, 2014, 6:24 am
In Mamshit, even the poorest family had a 500-meter home
The ancient, wealthy Nabatean city in the Negev is marking Sukkot with a bazaar featuring music, dancing, arts and crafts
By Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am
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