Ancient terrace farming found in Petra
Thursday, January 3, 2013 - 14:50
in Paleontology & Archaeology
The ancient city of Petra, which was carved into the desert cliffs of modern-day Jordan, might look inhospitably bone-dry today, but new archaeological evidence shows that its first-century inhabitants took advantage of what little water reached the region to farm wheat, grapes and possibly olives just outside the city.