These monuments are the contributions of civilizations from ancient Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cultures. Who chose ...

In the early 1800s, a Swiss explorer tricked his way into Petra, the ancient oasis whose location ... This little-understood Middle Eastern culture ruled much of modern-day Jordan from the third ...

Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...

Long before the rise of modern archaeology in the Middle East, a Czech priest-turned-explorer was meticulously documenting the landscapes, people, and ancient ruins of southern Jordan.Born in 1868 in ...

AL-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...

During a visit to Palmyra, reporters found traces of the many forces that had fought over the city and ancient monuments reduced ... central to many ancient Middle Eastern civilizations.

Palmyra is a UNESCO World Heritage Site — inhabited for thousands of years before it became a thriving Roman city on the crossroads between East ... the ancient city's most important monuments.