Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Nabataean capital in Petra, Jordan

Tombs were carved from the top down.
(Note the started tomb on the right.
Would have been the largest in this area.)

tombs were often similar

but each with an inscription
(warnings not to desecrate)

and often intricate designs over the entrance

some secreted in a ravine
(like in Petra)

a famous one in a large standing rock

or inside a curve in the rock