Anthropology

Judi Lynn

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14. It seems even stranger, after having time to sink in, that they claimed, in the title:

Wed Dec 16, 2020, 07:50 PM

Dec 2020

HEGRA, AN ANCIENT CITY IN SAUDI ARABIA UNTOUCHED FOR MILLENNIA, MAKES ITS PUBLIC DEBUT

Clearly, that wouldn't be the case. I've had more time to think about it, but it looks like the author was very much uninformed about the material being discussed. Big mistake!

It wasn't unknown to the kids who camped there on their trips, or the people who were stationed at the Ottoman fort, or the people who installed and worked on the railroad, or Lawrence of Arabia, and everyone who tore around out there then!

Hmmmmm.

Maybe it was meant that it wasn't officially set up as a tourists' destination, with little markers, restrooms, and a concession stand! No souvenir booths.

Theywill need one of these: ▶️▶️▶️▶️▶️▶️

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HEGRA, AN ANCIENT CITY IN SAUDI ARABIA UNTOUCHED FOR MILLENNIA, MAKES ITS PUBLIC DEBUT [View all] Judi Lynn Dec 2020 OP

What an amazing find! I will always be in awe of their architecture! Thanks for posting. 42bambi Dec 2020 #1

Hard to believe that could happen! I didn't know about it until seeing this artical. Thanks. Judi Lynn Dec 2020 #7

Wow! lillypaddle Dec 2020 #2

It's great learning people could do this kind of thing so long ago, isn't it? Yikes. Judi Lynn Dec 2020 #8

I visited Petra as a teenager... loved it, never forgot it! So happy there's another one! Karadeniz Dec 2020 #3

You are beyond lucky to have seen that! The photos of Petra, and online info. are astonishing. Judi Lynn Dec 2020 #9

I was very lucky! Also, Goreme is carved into the Cappadocian hills and fascinating. Karadeniz Dec 2020 #13

At least two thousand years old. PatrickforO Dec 2020 #4

Thanks, so much, for checking it out. Judi Lynn Dec 2020 #10

Love it - thanks for sharing. nt iluvtennis Dec 2020 #5

Thank you, ILT. Judi Lynn Dec 2020 #11

It's been known for many years ornotna Dec 2020 #6

Red Sea Troop, yet! My goodness! So glad Lawrence of Arabia failed to destroy it. Judi Lynn Dec 2020 #12

It seems even stranger, after having time to sink in, that they claimed, in the title: Judi Lynn Dec 2020 #14

I suppose that's what the author meant ornotna Dec 2020 #15