Archaeologists have discovered a secret tomb at the Treasury monument in Petra, Jordan – one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
A long-buried tomb containing the remains of 12 ancient skeletons and grave offerings were found beneath the monument after research teams used remote sensing technology.
The discovery comes more than two decades after similar tombs were found on the other side of the famous monument, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and attracts more than a million visitors a year.
The Treasury sits as the centre of an entire city carved by hand into the walls of a desert canyon by the Nabataean people about 2,000 years ago.
It is still not clear what its true purpose is.
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British and American researchers from the University of St Andrews, the Jordanian Department of Antiquities and the American Center of Research had been given permission to conduct remote sensing in and around the monument.
They were aiming to assess the condition of the areas around the site using electromagnetic conductivity and ground penetrating radar – but ended up making a much more exciting discovery.
When the survey found what appeared to be underground chambers, the researchers carried out an excavation and found the tomb.
Pic: University of St Andrews
One of the skeletons discovered was grasping the top part of a broken jug that most likely dates to the…
