Jordan Trip 2001

The Tombs of Petra

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1. The Treasury Tomb at 9am

2. Remnants of carving on the approach walls

3. Tombs showing the crow steps design

4. The Monastery Tomb

5. Tombs known as the Obelisks

6. The Treasury Tomb at 4pm

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On the approach road to the ancient city of Petra we saw the Obelisk Tombs

The rock walls in the gorge reveal ancient carvings
		Damaged carving of a camel train - the camel outline is barely visible but the lower part of the driver is quite clear
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The first look at ...	The Treasury at 9am The rose colours of Petra brought out by the sunlight		The Treasury at 4pm The afternoon shadow changes the appearance of the tomb

The colours of Petra			come from the minerals in the rock

red = iron green = copper yellow = sulphur blue = magnesium white = potassium

	The Nabateans carved their tombs out of the rocks They worked from top to bottom
Ordinary tombs cut into the rock feature the crow steps design borrowed from another civilisation

The figure in the doorway shows the scale of the tomb			Yes, that is a man standing there
	The Monastery


	Stained glass at Mt Nebo

			Leaving Amman