Researchers Unearth Ancient Mythological Statues in Jordan

Wednesday, September 14, 2016 - 11:01 in Paleontology & Archaeology

A team of North Carolina-based researchers helped unearth more clues this summer about the ancient Nabatean city of Petra in Jordan. As part of a larger excavation at the site, the group of North Carolina State University and East Carolina University faculty and students discovered two marble statues of the mythological goddess Aphrodite — artifacts […]

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