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Archive Home > 2009 > August > 31 > Saudi sands hide a trove of history, one that’s quietly opening up

Saudi sands hide a trove of history, one that’s quietly opening up

But going is slow, with conservatives objecting

By Donna Abu-Nasr / The Bulletin
August 31, 2009

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia " Much of the world knows Petra, the ancient ruin in modern-day Jordan that is celebrated in poetry as "the rose-red city, half as old as time,'" and which provided the climactic backdrop for "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade."

But far fewer know....

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