(CNN) — Few ancient civilizations have left an architectural footprint quite as indelible as the Nabateans did in Petra, southern Jordan.
Majestic temples, burial chambers and homes still stand, carved around 2,300 years ago from the rose-hued landscape.
Logic would dictate that the relics strewn throughout the 2.8 million square feet of Petra Archaeological Park would provide historians with a bounty of information about the ancient culture.
