![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/315/jpeg/34t.jpg) The Treasure (ancient Nabataean tomb) in Petra. Jordan, December 1, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/317/jpeg/14t.jpg) View of the Treasure tomb from another small tomb (recommended to take picture by our Bedouin guide). Petra, Jordan, December 1, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/315/jpeg/33t.jpg) Bedouins waiting tourists near the Treasure tomb in Petra. Jordan, December 1, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/317/jpeg/19t.jpg) View of top of the Treasure tomb from an opposite cliff. Petra, Jordan, December 1, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/315/jpeg/36t.jpg) A tired Bedouin camel in front of the Treasure tomb in Petra. Jordan, December 1, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/317/jpeg/20t.jpg) View of bottom of the Treasure tomb from an opposite cliff. Petra, Jordan, December 1, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/317/jpeg/17t.jpg) View of the Treasure tomb from an opposite cliff (recommended to climb by our Bedouin guide). Petra, Jordan, December 1, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/317/jpeg/15t.jpg) View of the Treasure tomb from an opposite cliff (recommended to climb by our Bedouin guide). Petra, Jordan, December 1, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/315/jpeg/27t.jpg) Nabataean reliefs of camels in Siq wadi entering Petra. Jordan, December 1, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/317/jpeg/29t.jpg) Obelisk Tomb at entrance road to Petra. Jordan, December 1, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/316/jpeg/02t.jpg) A tomb of a necropolis at the opening of Wadi Musa in Petra. Jordan, December 1, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/315/jpeg/29t.jpg) At the end of wadi Siq in front of el-Khazneh, or the Treasury tomb in Petra. Jordan, December 1, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/316/jpeg/05t.jpg) Necropolis of Petra. Jordan, December 1, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/315/jpeg/19t.jpg) Entrance to Petra. Jordan, December 1, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/316/jpeg/04t.jpg) Necropolis of Petra. Jordan, December 1, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/316/jpeg/08t.jpg) Necropolis of Petra. Jordan, December 1, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/316/jpeg/06t.jpg) Necropolis of Petra. Jordan, December 1, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/316/jpeg/07t.jpg) Necropolis of Petra. Jordan, December 1, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/315/jpeg/20t.jpg) Entrance road to Petra. Jordan, December 1, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/316/jpeg/09t.jpg) Near Royal Tombs in Petra. Jordan, December 1, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/316/jpeg/14t.jpg) Royal Tombs in Petra. Jordan, December 1, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/316/jpeg/11t.jpg) Near Royal Tombs in Petra. Jordan, December 1, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/316/jpeg/20t.jpg) Royal Tombs in Petra. Jordan, December 1, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/316/jpeg/13t.jpg) Royal Tombs in Petra. Jordan, December 1, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/316/jpeg/15t.jpg) Royal Tombs in Petra. Jordan, December 1, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/316/jpeg/12t.jpg) Royal Tombs in Petra. Jordan, December 1, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/316/jpeg/32t.jpg) Roman marketplace(?). Petra, Jordan, December 1, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/317/jpeg/10t.jpg) Near Royal Tombs. Petra, Jordan, December 1, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/317/jpeg/06t.jpg) Near Royal Tombs. Petra, Jordan, December 1, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/317/jpeg/03t.jpg) Royal Tombs. Petra, Jordan, December 1, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/315/jpeg/22t.jpg) Siq wadi entering Petra. Jordan, December 1, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/316/jpeg/35t.jpg) Crusader castle. Petra, Jordan, December 1, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/317/jpeg/28t.jpg) A wadi to the left from exit from Siq. Petra, Jordan, December 1, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/316/jpeg/16t.jpg) Approaching Roman marketplace in Petra. Jordan, December 1, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/316/jpeg/29t.jpg) Some passage west from the city. Petra, Jordan, December 1, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/316/jpeg/03t.jpg) Near the opening of Wadi Musa in Petra. Jordan, December 1, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/317/jpeg/27t.jpg) Some monument to the left from exit from Siq. Petra, Jordan, December 1, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/315/jpeg/02t.jpg) A road from Akaba to Petra, view from a bus. Jordan, December 1, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/316/jpeg/18t.jpg) Royal Tombs (zoomed) in Petra. Jordan, December 1, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/317/jpeg/23t.jpg) Roman road in wadi Siq. Petra, Jordan, December 1, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/315/jpeg/08t.jpg) A village along a road from Akaba to Petra, view from a bus. Jordan, December 1, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/315/jpeg/18t.jpg) Wadi Musa village near Petra, view from a bus. Jordan, December 1, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/315/jpeg/26t.jpg) Three niches for idols in Siq wadi entering Petra. Jordan, December 1, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/315/jpeg/15t.jpg) Wadi Musa village near Petra, view from a bus. Jordan, December 1, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/315/jpeg/16t.jpg) Wadi Musa village near Petra, view from a bus. Jordan, December 1, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/315/jpeg/06t.jpg) In a village along a road from Akaba to Petra, view from a bus. Jordan, December 1, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/315/jpeg/05t.jpg) A village along a road from Akaba to Petra, view from a bus. Jordan, December 1, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/317/jpeg/02t.jpg) A Bedouin donkey near Royal Tombs. Petra, Jordan, December 1, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/316/jpeg/36t.jpg) Royal Tombs (King s Wall). Petra, Jordan, December 1, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/317/jpeg/05t.jpg) A hill in front of Royal Tombs. Petra, Jordan, December 1, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/316/jpeg/34t.jpg) Roman marketplace(?) and Crusader castle. Petra, Jordan, December 1, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/317/jpeg/12t.jpg) Sandstone formation over a main road in Petra. Jordan, December 1, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/316/jpeg/24t.jpg) Roman colonnaded street Cardo in Petra. Jordan, December 1, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/316/jpeg/22t.jpg) Approaching Roman colonnaded street in Petra. Jordan, December 1, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/316/jpeg/19t.jpg) Lower terrace of Royal Tombs in Petra. Jordan, December 1, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/315/jpeg/25t.jpg) A niche for an idol in Siq wadi entering Petra. Jordan, December 1, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/315/jpeg/03t.jpg) A desert along a road from Akaba to Petra, view from a bus. Jordan, December 1, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/317/jpeg/01t.jpg) A Bedouin donkey near Royal Tombs. Petra, Jordan, December 1, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/316/jpeg/37t.jpg) A pink hill in front of Royal Tombs. Petra, Jordan, December 1, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/316/jpeg/25t.jpg) Colonnaded street and Royal Tombs in background. Petra, Jordan, December 1, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/317/jpeg/04t.jpg) Leaves of squill (Hebrew name Hatzav) near Royal Tombs. Petra, Jordan, December 1, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/315/jpeg/24t.jpg) Roman road in a narrow gorge of Siq wadi entering Petra. Jordan, December 1, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/315/jpeg/28t.jpg) Washed out remains of camel s legs, a belly, and a slave(?) in Siq wadi entering Petra. Jordan, December 1, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/164/jpeg/03t.jpg) Remains of ancient Nabataean city Mamshit in Negev Desert near Dimona, view of a road to the Eastern Church and British police station ( Camel police ) made from ancient rocks in 1936 on the top of a hill. The Middle East, December 23, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/164/jpeg/09t.jpg) Remains of ancient Nabataean city Mamshit in Negev Desert near Dimona, an area that is not yet excavated. The Middle East, December 23, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/164/jpeg/02t.jpg) Remains of ancient Nabataean city Mamshit in Negev Desert near Dimona, view o dams. The Middle East, December 23, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/164/jpeg/07t.jpg) Remains of ancient Nabataean city Mamshit in Negev Desert near Dimona. The Western Church with a mosaic floor. The Middle East, December 23, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/164/jpeg/05t.jpg) Remains of ancient Nabataean city Mamshit in Negev Desert near Dimona, view of the House of Affluent from an observation tower. The Middle East, December 23, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/164/jpeg/11t.jpg) Remains of ancient Nabataean city Mamshit in Negev Desert near Dimona, view of the Mamshit stream. The Middle East, December 23, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/164/jpeg/06t.jpg) Remains of ancient Nabataean city Mamshit in Negev Desert near Dimona, view to the south from an observation tower, with the Western Church on background. The Middle East, December 23, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2005/459/jpeg/16t.jpg) Ancient sculptures in the Hall of Culture and Art of the Hellenistic Age in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 22, 2005
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2005/480/jpeg/18t.jpg) Hall of Twenty Columns (ancient art) in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 16, 2005
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/314/jpeg/22t.jpg) A mosque near a beach in Akaba, view from a bus. Jordan, December 1, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/314/jpeg/24t.jpg) A road north from Akaba, view from a bus. Jordan, December 1, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/314/jpeg/26t.jpg) Desert along a road north from Akaba, view from a bus. Jordan, December 1, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/314/jpeg/33t.jpg) Some city along a road north from Akaba, view from a bus. Jordan, December 1, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1128/jpeg/16t.jpg) Decapitated statue on a tomb of Kate in City Cemetery. Bryan, Texas, December 30, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/323/jpeg/26t.jpg) Tomb of the Sons of Hezir and Tomb of Zechariah (Pyramid of Zacharias) in Kidron Valley, view from Derekh Ha Ofel road. Jerusalem, the Middle East, December 13, 2002.
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/314/jpeg/36t.jpg) Wadi Rum desert along a road north from Akaba, view from a bus. Jordan, December 1, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1253/jpeg/04t.jpg) Hall of Twenty Columns (ancient art) in Hermitage Museum. Petersburg, Russia, September 3, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1719/jpeg/09t.jpg) Columns of Hall of ancient art in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, January 2, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2410/jpeg/28t.jpg) Headless marble statue with lichens on a child s tomb in City Cemetery. Bryan, Texas, December 8, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2007/592/jpeg/11t.jpg) Granite columns in the hall of ancient art in Hermitage museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 14, 2007
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2223/jpeg/25t.jpg) Hall of Twenty Columns (ancient art) in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, February 7, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2005/459/jpeg/13t.jpg) The Hall of Twenty Columns (ancient art) in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 22, 2005
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1719/jpeg/11t.jpg) Monolithic granite columns of Twenty-Column Hall (Ancient Italy) in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, January 2, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/758/jpeg/13t.jpg) Monolithic granite columns of Twenty-Column Hall (Ancient Italy) in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 10, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2005/480/jpeg/19t.jpg) Hall of Culture and Art of the Hellenistic Age in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 16, 2005
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/323/jpeg/09t.jpg) Moslems returning after a Friday worship on ancient Roman road Damascus Gate in Old City of Jerusalem. The Middle East, December 13, 2002.
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1440/jpeg/03t.jpg) Replica of an ancient statue in a basement of Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 17, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/323/jpeg/30t.jpg) Some upper cave of an ancient Jewish cemetery in Kidron Valley, view from Derekh Ha Ofel road. Jerusalem, the Middle East, December 13, 2002.
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/758/jpeg/05t.jpg) Statue of Three Graces in Gallery of the History of Ancient Painting in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 10, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/323/jpeg/31t.jpg) Ancient Jewish tombs in Kidron Valley and cemetery on slope of Mount of Olives, view from Derekh Ha Ofel road. Jerusalem, the Middle East, December 13, 2002.
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1078/jpeg/13t.jpg) Marble statue of a woman with a skull in a gallery of the History of Ancient Painting in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 17, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/323/jpeg/33t.jpg) Ancient burial chambers in basements of modern houses of Silwan (Kefar Ha-Shiloah) village in Kidron Valley, view from Derekh Ha Ofel road. Jerusalem, the Middle East, December 13, 2002.
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/308/jpeg/02t.jpg) Tomb of the Sons of Hezir and Tomb of Zechariah (Pyramid of Zacharias) in Kidron Valley from Derekh Ha Ofel Road. Jerusalem, the Middle East, October 31, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/307/jpeg/37t.jpg) Tomb of the Sons of Hezir and Tomb of Zechariah (Pyramid of Zacharias) in Kidron Valley from Derekh Ha Ofel Road. Jerusalem, the Middle East, October 31, 2002
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/323/jpeg/29t.jpg) A tomb (zoomed) to the right from Pyramid of Zacharias in Kidron Valley, view from Derekh Ha Ofel road. Jerusalem, the Middle East, December 13, 2002.
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2002/323/jpeg/28t.jpg) Tomb of the Sons of Hezir (zoomed) in Kidron Valley, view from Derekh Ha Ofel road. Jerusalem, the Middle East, December 13, 2002.
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