Scientists recently discovered a monument containing at least 12 animal bones and objects estimated to become 2, 000 years older, buried beneath Khaznah, also known as Treasury, in Petra, Jordan.
The historic group, led by Dr Pearce Paul Creasman, executive director of the American Center of Research, found the monument below the left side of the Treasury. In this area in 2003, two coffins had recently been discovered, which sparked rumors about more secret tanks.
The Treasury, a prominent statue carved into red sandstone cliffs, has been featured in numerous films, most notably in the 1989 film” Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade”, where it represented the site of the Holy Grail.
Inside the unbroken burial chamber, archaeologists uncovered full skeletal remains and several tombstone goods made of bronze, iron, and cylindrical. The objects were well-preserved, though the human bones were more delicate, likely due to moisture and waters trapped in the porous sandstone.
Most tombs in Petra are often found vacant or damaged, but this one remained mostly undisturbed, with one bone holding a cylindrical chalice similar to the Holy Grail. From the 4th century BC to AD 106, these discoveries offer fresh insights into the Nabataeans, who were old Arabian nomads who lived there.
The team earlier this year used ground-penetrating sensor to make connections between the Treasury’s left and right sides, prompting the Jordanian government to grant permission for further explorations.
Dr. Creasman, along with a video crew and Discovery Channel’s” Mission Unknown” number Josh Gates, excavated the monument in August. Nothing like this has been discovered before in the two decades that Petra has been investigated by scientists, Gates told CNN.
The experts are willing to learn more about the people buried in this significant location, hoping to find DNA and evaluate the remains ‘ nutrition and physical circumstances to determine their identity and importance.
” They must be hugely important people, because where they’re buried is for prime real estate, it really is the main entrance to the city”, Gates added.
More information about these old people’s ways of life and customs are expected to be revealed through future studies.
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