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April 2020 (124.2)

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The Petra Museum: A New Approach to Archaeological Heritage in Jordan

By John D.M. Green

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Fig. 1. Exterior of the Petra Museum, Wadi Musa, featuring shallow ornamental pool.
Fig. 2. “Foundations of Petra” gallery with visitors and museum staff member.
Fig. 3. Facial reconstruction from the skull of a middle-aged male found in the Window Tomb under the Khazna (the Treasury) in Petra.
Fig. 4. “Nabataean Expressions” gallery.
Fig. 5. The second-century CE inscription that mentions the city’s Greek name, “Petra Metropolis,” in the “Waning of Petra” gallery.
Fig. 1. Exterior of the Petra Museum, Wadi Musa, featuring shallow ornamental pool.
Fig. 2. “Foundations of Petra” gallery with visitors and museum staff member.
Fig. 3. Facial reconstruction from the skull of a middle-aged male found in the Window Tomb under the Khazna (the Treasury) in Petra.
Fig. 4. “Nabataean Expressions” gallery.
Fig. 5. The second-century CE inscription that mentions the city’s Greek name, “Petra Metropolis,” in the “Waning of Petra” gallery.

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