How did early engineers carve tombs into rock cliffs and funnel water to this desert city?
EPISODE 1
Petra - Lost City of Stone
NOVA investigates engineering mysteries of the ancient world with the help of dramatic hands-on experiments. In the middle of Jordan’s parched desert, a team explores the Lost City of Petra, once a thriving metropolis of temples, markets, and spectacular tombs carved into cliffs. How did early engineers build this city of stone and funnel water to this desert city?