Petra's ancient paintings emerge from campfire smoke

Monday, September 13, 2010 - 11:07 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Conservation experts almost gave up when they first saw the severely damaged wall paintings they had come to rescue in the ancient city of Petra. But then they discovered 2,000-year-old Hellenistic artwork underneath the surface. Petra - Jordan - Middle East - Hellenistic civilization - Archaeology

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