rock-cut Archive

Unclear Purpose Of Mysterious Rock-Cut City Of Petra – Was It A Fortress Or Sacred City?

AncientPages.com | May 30, 2020

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Petra - was a "fairy city of pink sandstone", mysterious, legendary and lost to the western world, and erased from our memory for over

Qasr al Farid, the largest tomb at the Mada’in Saleh archaeological site.. Image credit: wikipedia

Civilizations

Mada’in Saleh: Magnificent Timeless Rock-Cut Tombs And Monuments In The Desert

AncientPages.com | October 30, 2018

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Located 20 km (12.4 mi) north of the Al-`Ula town, 400 km (248.5 mi) north-west of Medina, and 500 km (310.7 mi) south-east of

Representation of Khety in his tomb (tomb 17)

Civilizations

Rock-Cut Tombs Of Beni Hasan With Spells, Prayers To Osiris And Anubis And Map To Underworld

AncientPages.com | February 3, 2017

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The rock-cut tombs of an ancient Egyptian cemetery, Beni Hasan, were mainly used during the Middle Kingdom, from 21st to 17th century BC. Entrance to

Masroor Temples – India’s Marvelous Ancient Cave Temples

AncientPages.com | January 23, 2016

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Very little is known about when, how, and by whom the Masroor temples were constructed. One thing we must say: they were created by