Petra — Al Khazneh Treasury Annex Tombs
Al Khazneh
Nabataean (1st c. BCE–1st c. CE; Treasury c.56 BCE Aretas IV)·Nabataean·🇯🇴 Ma'an Governorate, Petra Basin, al Khazneh ridge, Jordan
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About
About Petra — Al Khazneh Treasury Annex Tombs
Siq-end Treasury excavated by Horsfield 1929 and recent, empty tombs, annex row with loculi and triclinia. Recorded context — Period: Nabataean (1st c. BCE–1st c. CE; Treasury c.56 BCE Aretas IV); Culture: Nabataean; Field status: excavated; Materials: Nabataean sandstone; Condition: preserved — Petra NP.
Why it mattersKey Nabataean rock_cut with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Collapse cause
- 02Construction labor organization
Theories
- 01Defensive stronghold
- 02Observatory
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 56 BCE Treasury (Khazneh) under Aretas IV; annex tombs 50 CE
- Period
- Nabataean (1st c. BCE–1st c. CE; Treasury c.56 BCE Aretas IV)
- Culture
- Nabataean
- Purpose
- Hellenistic tomb façade (39 m high) with annex rock-cut tombs — Petra's dynastic entry necropolis
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1988
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 56 BCE Treasury (Khazneh) under Aretas IV; annex tombs 50 CE
Initial construction / first occupation at Petra — Al Khazneh Treasury Annex Tombs
c. 200 CE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at Petra — Al Khazneh Treasury Annex Tombs
1920 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Petra — Al Khazneh Treasury Annex Tombs
On the ground
Structures & features
30.3220° N · 35.4510° E · 920 m · 3 mapped features
- Petra — Al Khazneh Treasury Annex Tombs — Principal Structurestructurestructure at Petra — Al Khazneh Treasury Annex Tombs — outlier feature30.3210° N · 35.4521° E
- Petra — Al Khazneh Treasury Annex Tombs — Northern Complexcomplexcomplex at Petra — Al Khazneh Treasury Annex Tombs — primary structure30.3231° N · 35.4505° E
- Petra — Al Khazneh Treasury Annex Tombs — Rock_Art Annex 3rock artrock art at Petra — Al Khazneh Treasury Annex Tombs — primary structure30.3210° N · 35.4522° E
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