When we went to Petra it was after dark. The way in was lit by dozens of candles in brown paper bags - incredibly atmospheric. Our arrival at The Treasury, also beautifully lit was amazing. Jordan is well worth a visit, several amazing places to experience.
Dan Snow is extraordinary, I never tire of watching his documentaries. And his carefully chosen fellow presenters are great too. We are so lucky that he offers some of his documentaries on History Hit You Tube too.
Spent the summer of 1977 there on an archaeology project. Virtually NO tourists back then (a couple of small group tours ventured in -- special events for us digging and scraping away!). No entry requirements. If we wanted a cold cola, we had to walk back up the Siq to a government rest house; we did that only a couple of times. No tourist hotels anywhere in and around Petra. Wadi Musa police chief gave three of us a ride from the King's Highway into town and brought us to his house for tea and pastries, before getting us horses for the ride into Petra proper (I was traveling from with two women, one of whom was an instructor in Kuwait who spoke fluent Arabic). Regular visits from the Jordanian army. If you listened carefully, you could hear Israeli jets training across the border. 03:00: I was a day late joining my project (flight was canceled from London to Amman); so our little party had to rent horses for the late afternoon trek to the first view of Petra, the spectacular Treasury. One of the best summers of my life. The friendly Bedul riding horses and some armed with old rifles -- and inviting us to their tents for evening meals and entertainment (first event was slaughtering a goat for the cooking pot). Cannot compare with the touristy scene you see today. Glad I was there almost a half-century ago when it was really real.
Great job! Dan, you covered things that many Petra docs don't. We were there for three days (stayed at the Petra Guest House at the entrance to Petra). Thanks for mentioning the Monastery, which many miss, the view is spectacular. Also thanks for mentioning of the restaurant, which had excellent Fatteh and great tea.
I thoroughly enjoyed watching that. Ancient sites such as this fascinate me. Unfortunately due to limited mobility I’ll never get to see these places in person, but this is the next best thing. Thank you.
On second viewing I'd definitely be happy with the 800 steps. Most astonishing place, one wonders, it only the 400 CE earthquake hadn't gone off, how much more of this amazing city would be there now. An astounding and magical place, a real Wonder Of The World. Nice one once again, Dan & team! 🌟👍
On my second day there I went through Wadi Muthlim which is a pretty incredible hike in itself and at the end of the Wadi turned left and found the stairs going up to the viewpoint over looking the treasury. I watched the Sun flow down the cliff face of the treasury slowly lighting it up as it rose higher. I was the only up there and looking down on all the people who were like tiny ants moving around.
When I was young, my dad told us a story of his trip to Petra as a young British Navey officer soon after the Second World War finished. Most interesting after a long hike in and out, they were picked up by an army truck, part way along the drive, they became snow bound for a few days, subsequently requiring a food drop from the british airforce. I know it was true as we have old photos of Petra and the navey men sheltering in the back of the truck.
Excellent tour! Fascinating to see that one building being SO much smaller, even though it is the postcard pic for Petra, but then the city just goes on and on. Now I understand why it really was such a big deal at the time! Thank you, Dan and the team!
They lucky at lest they don’t have eye deasise I may not be able to any more with my uveitis in less I can bring eye drops will never be able to visit anywhere abroad
When the Wadi was created Jordan wasn't a desert. The further you go back in time, the wetter North Africa and the Middle East were. It was once incredibly fertile, that is why humans stopped being hunter-gatherers and began practicing agriculture.
Thank you, thank you! I was completely unaware of the full extent of Petra! Usually one only sees a photo of the Treasury facade and a brief paragraph. This was so incredible to see the interior and yes, the natural beauty of the rock could not be improved upon by wall paintings. Glorious!
Amazing video best trip around Petra I have ever seen. Thank you. I have always wanted to visit but I doubt I will ever get the chance. I find it a fascinating place and not just because my name is Petra !! 😂🥰
Fantastic video, incredible how people used to live in such spectacular cities in the desert. A comparable video on the lost city of Garama would be amazing
The site appeared in films such as Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Arabian Nights, Mortal Kombat Annihilation, The Mummy Returns, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger, and many more.
Since I first saw Indiana Jones and the last Crusade my dream is to go to Petra with Indy´s cowboy hat exaclty like Dan just did it! Congrats on the great video!!
I've been to 70+ countries, Jordan is in my top 3, Petra is absolutely fantastic, I could have spent a week there, amazing history ,Johann Ludwig Burckhardt's "discovery" of Petra is pure Indiana Jones stuff
What strikes me about Petra is the complete lack of windows. It seems like all those giant structures are just single floored buildings with extremely small interiors, and the facade outside is simply there as a sign of wealth. Especially that monastery at the end, I would expect to see windows all over the place higher up, but it's probably just a collection of rooms and nothing more on the ground floor. It's a strange design but it clearly worked for them.
yes well wayyyy too much work probably, and what they did carve out is amazing. I am certain their own dwellings were fine enough, let's see what lies under that rubble! Just imagine how that city looked during antiquity, what marvel it must have been, both while sovereign and under Roman rule. Wish I could see it then.
I mean, cause what we saw now were mostly tombs, and then the amphitheater and temple area. I'd imagine there would be palatial structures perhaps, if they don't think such existed within the already found temple area. I'd imagine more living quarters, and perhaps more humble such, would be found in the surrounding area.
I was thinking "800 steps? They're not HUGE steps.. 650 ft or something? 3x Beverley Minster plus a bit.. Blimey. Rather you than me, mate.." Nice one Dan and team! 🌟👍
I was able to visit Petra over 2 days about 14 years ago. The day I climbed the 800 stairs it was raining so the steps were a bit slippery. Another thing to see there...up on the other side of the stream bed, is the ruin of a very early Christian church. The baptismal was most interesting.
Dan, You've forgotten two other items to bring. Along with the good shoes, plenty of liquid, and a hat, I highly recommend sunglasses and sunblock. It is especially important for those people from cold dreary northern countries that are lacking skin pigmentation.
Two things he missed. In front of the treasury and other places, is where there are pits where bodies were buried! Also, there is a gated area with a nice cave well carved and of birds, vines, trees. Probably a Roman merchant’s paintings rest room. Shame he did not visit it. If went back in time, Petra would be green and colorful.
This site fascinates me and I truly don't know why. There's no grand mystery, it's all pretty "solved" as far as archeology is concerned. Many sites present a how or why element to them but this seems pretty straightforward and I still want to know about every structure. Weird.
this was really interesting. what a beautiful city. i don't know if the history hit team can answer this, but i will ask it anyways: so many tombs carved into the rock, and the population dwelled all about them. most civilizations had their dead buried outside city walls. why was petra different?
I really love your videos but would you mind dropping the audible subscribe click you do a couple of times in each video? Going on this fantastic journey through history and you get this jarring click noise multiple times per video.
Stupid to go there,see one thing then leave! Would love too see ALL of,but not the best place for a wheelchair 😅 so its great to see more 9f the place here at least 😃❤️
For a Biblical reference to the Nabateans. First of all they were a client kingdom of Rome, Josephus mentions them in that respect. The first wife of Herod Antipas was the daughter of the Nabatean king. They controlled Damascus when Paul escaped from it. It is said that the king bided his time to exact revenge on Antipas for divorcing his daughter and attacked Galilee at the time that Emperor Titus died. It is more probable that Paul left Damascus for being Jewish and not by being chased by Jews if the Arab Nabateans were fighting Herod Antipas.
I can’t believe this content is free. Its the greatest gift to someone who loves to learn, I really could cry
Don’t cry, you won’t be able to see the video!
You are absolutely right, what a great thing.
Its called ad revenue idk if you are familiar with YT
It's not free... You're paying for it, albeit indirectly.
What are you talking about?
To walk those hand carved stairs, right where people ventured 2000 years ago is such an astonishing privilege. thanks for sharing!
This channel is a gift to the history community with the amount of great free information it provides
When we went to Petra it was after dark. The way in was lit by dozens of candles in brown paper bags - incredibly atmospheric. Our arrival at The Treasury, also beautifully lit was amazing. Jordan is well worth a visit, several amazing places to experience.
I can see the ecstacy in his eyes. Man i love history.
Me too. Love time traveling privileges in an age when 'Machines' are not needed if you can read or have access to channels like this.
Dan Snow is extraordinary, I never tire of watching his documentaries. And his carefully chosen fellow presenters are great too. We are so lucky that he offers some of his documentaries on History Hit You Tube too.
Thank you for all the hard work in making these excellent videos.
Spent the summer of 1977 there on an archaeology project. Virtually NO tourists back then (a couple of small group tours ventured in -- special events for us digging and scraping away!). No entry requirements. If we wanted a cold cola, we had to walk back up the Siq to a government rest house; we did that only a couple of times. No tourist hotels anywhere in and around Petra. Wadi Musa police chief gave three of us a ride from the King's Highway into town and brought us to his house for tea and pastries, before getting us horses for the ride into Petra proper (I was traveling from with two women, one of whom was an instructor in Kuwait who spoke fluent Arabic). Regular visits from the Jordanian army. If you listened carefully, you could hear Israeli jets training across the border. 03:00: I was a day late joining my project (flight was canceled from London to Amman); so our little party had to rent horses for the late afternoon trek to the first view of Petra, the spectacular Treasury. One of the best summers of my life. The friendly Bedul riding horses and some armed with old rifles -- and inviting us to their tents for evening meals and entertainment (first event was slaughtering a goat for the cooking pot). Cannot compare with the touristy scene you see today. Glad I was there almost a half-century ago when it was really real.
Good thing about rock, is its still as real now as it was 50 years ago... and 8000 years ago.
....and well done to the camera man lugging all that gear up all of those steps.
yes, I always think of him, lol!
Great job! Dan, you covered things that many Petra docs don't. We were there for three days (stayed at the Petra Guest House at the entrance to Petra). Thanks for mentioning the Monastery, which many miss, the view is spectacular. Also thanks for mentioning of the restaurant, which had excellent Fatteh and great tea.
I thoroughly enjoyed watching that. Ancient sites such as this fascinate me. Unfortunately due to limited mobility I’ll never get to see these places in person, but this is the next best thing. Thank you.
Absolutely fantastic!!! I love this!!!! Dan Snow.....my new Historian crush!
On second viewing I'd definitely be happy with the 800 steps. Most astonishing place, one wonders, it only the 400 CE earthquake hadn't gone off, how much more of this amazing city would be there now.
An astounding and magical place, a real Wonder Of The World.
Nice one once again, Dan & team! 🌟👍
The thing I remember about visiting Petra was I got to ride the black horse. Very important for a 10 year old.
On my second day there I went through Wadi Muthlim which is a pretty incredible hike in itself and at the end of the Wadi turned left and found the stairs going up to the viewpoint over looking the treasury. I watched the Sun flow down the cliff face of the treasury slowly lighting it up as it rose higher. I was the only up there and looking down on all the people who were like tiny ants moving around.
It really is an incredible place to visit. I got to visit in 2018
I also visited in 2018. Didn't try to visit the Monetary though- it would have been too much for my bad knee.
Thank you. Had no idea Petra was so very large. This show has been an eye opener for me.
When I was young, my dad told us a story of his trip to Petra as a young British Navey officer soon after the Second World War finished. Most interesting after a long hike in and out, they were picked up by an army truck, part way along the drive, they became snow bound for a few days, subsequently requiring a food drop from the british airforce. I know it was true as we have old photos of Petra and the navey men sheltering in the back of the truck.
Thanks for making my Bus 🚌 ride to Work 10x more enjoyable...
Such an amazing array of architecture from a culture we know so little about.
Excellent tour! Fascinating to see that one building being SO much smaller, even though it is the postcard pic for Petra, but then the city just goes on and on. Now I understand why it really was such a big deal at the time! Thank you, Dan and the team!
I can't imagine going all the way there and turning around without seeing everything. What a waste. That monastery is incredible.
They lucky at lest they don’t have eye deasise I may not be able to any more with my uveitis in less I can bring eye drops will never be able to visit anywhere abroad
I was lucy enough to visit in the mid 80s when there were no fenced off areas such as the Treasury and the Amphitheatre. Explored all.
When the Wadi was created Jordan wasn't a desert. The further you go back in time, the wetter North Africa and the Middle East were. It was once incredibly fertile, that is why humans stopped being hunter-gatherers and began practicing agriculture.
I’ve heard many accounts and theories about it, including occupier after occupier leaving scorched earth.
Indiana Snow and the temple of Petra.
"We named the dog Indiana!" Site if one of the best film trilogy endings ever... no new Indiana Jones films count.
Went a couple of years ago , it didnt disappoint, Jeresh was also fabulous , a must see if you love archeology.
Wow what a fascinating place. I really hope I can visit some day
Thank you, thank you! I was completely unaware of the full extent of Petra! Usually one only sees a photo of the Treasury facade and a brief paragraph. This was so incredible to see the interior and yes, the natural beauty of the rock could not be improved upon by wall paintings. Glorious!
Amazing video best trip around Petra I have ever seen. Thank you. I have always wanted to visit but I doubt I will ever get the chance. I find it a fascinating place and not just because my name is Petra !! 😂🥰
Dan is becoming a national treasure. Great content and video.
I learned so much more about Petra than the usual documentaries. Five 👍🏼!
Dan Snow is the very best.....
This was fantastic to watch. Petra is such imo an iconic human and geological landmark. Cool video.
Absolutely fantastic!
Fantastic video, incredible how people used to live in such spectacular cities in the desert. A comparable video on the lost city of Garama would be amazing
Great video Dan, and props on rocking the Indy hat :)
Wow Outstanding Site We Appreciate You 👍🏼
I makes you want to visit Petra, thank you.
So cool, thanks Dan, I think you've convinced me
I shall catch the plane to go there, yes, sir! Such a beautifull and magical place.
Great episode..
This is the video that got me to subscribe. Excellent production
Thank you for sharing the hat is a nice touch
The site appeared in films such as Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Arabian Nights, Mortal Kombat Annihilation, The Mummy Returns, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger, and many more.
I quite enjoyed this episode, thanks Dan & team
Just saw the new Expedition Unknown episode about Petra tonight.
Fascinating research going on there.
I listened to the podcast, and I've been waiting for this video! 😀
Awesome 👌
Since I first saw Indiana Jones and the last Crusade my dream is to go to Petra with Indy´s cowboy hat exaclty like Dan just did it! Congrats on the great video!!
Wow this is amazing! Thank you all for putting this together
Wow this is great, this channel is the best.
Great music!
Thanks.
Incredibal! Petra!
History Hit? History Gobsmack more like. Great channel.
Well presented
I've been to 70+ countries, Jordan is in my top 3, Petra is absolutely fantastic, I could have spent a week there, amazing history ,Johann Ludwig Burckhardt's "discovery" of Petra is pure Indiana Jones stuff
Very bold of Dan Snow to go in there. Remember: "Only the penitent man will pass."
Incredible 🧡🧐🌸
What strikes me about Petra is the complete lack of windows. It seems like all those giant structures are just single floored buildings with extremely small interiors, and the facade outside is simply there as a sign of wealth. Especially that monastery at the end, I would expect to see windows all over the place higher up, but it's probably just a collection of rooms and nothing more on the ground floor. It's a strange design but it clearly worked for them.
Like an old west false front.
yes well wayyyy too much work probably, and what they did carve out is amazing. I am certain their own dwellings were fine enough, let's see what lies under that rubble! Just imagine how that city looked during antiquity, what marvel it must have been, both while sovereign and under Roman rule. Wish I could see it then.
I mean, cause what we saw now were mostly tombs, and then the amphitheater and temple area. I'd imagine there would be palatial structures perhaps, if they don't think such existed within the already found temple area. I'd imagine more living quarters, and perhaps more humble such, would be found in the surrounding area.
I was hoping to see where Indy found the Holy Grail. Never the less, fantastic video.
All that internal stuff you see isn't in the h at tomb. It's a set
This is fantastic. I wonder how they built it.
Lots and lots of sweat, plus hammers and chisels and hammer-stones.
I was thinking "800 steps? They're not HUGE steps.. 650 ft or something? 3x Beverley Minster plus a bit.. Blimey. Rather you than me, mate.."
Nice one Dan and team! 🌟👍
6:15 so it wasn't Giotto who drew the perfect circle first afterall. Imagine carving a perfect circle from that rock! Impressive.
Anyone reading this should definitely watch the Fall of Civilizations video on the Nabataeans as a companion piece.
The insides of some of those tombs remind me of Jupiter.
My Man Dan
On my bucket list ? Sure ! Don't think my rope's long enough, though.
He chose... Wisely. The hat was a nice touch.
Epic
Ok, I'm going to wait on this one because I have part 2 of Expedition Unknown's dig at Petra on the DVR ready to watch. Don't want to spoil anything.
great hat, suits you
The second story “windows” of the Monastery look purely decorative. Is that right?
Yup
Just watched the new season of Expedition Unknown with u and Josh Gates! Soooo interesting!
Dan Snow. A career via his father. A bank balance via his wife. A real success story.
What do you mean?
@@cdg03 Nepotism and aristocracy. His dad Peter made his career. He married into the Grosvenors, billionaire family. He's the luckiest oaf in Britain.
I was able to visit Petra over 2 days about 14 years ago. The day I climbed the 800 stairs it was raining so the steps were a bit slippery. Another thing to see there...up on the other side of the stream bed, is the ruin of a very early Christian church. The baptismal was most interesting.
Dan,
You've forgotten two other items to bring. Along with the good shoes, plenty of liquid, and a hat, I highly recommend sunglasses and sunblock. It is especially important for those people from cold dreary northern countries that are lacking skin pigmentation.
It looks like the number 1 wonder of the world. I don't even want to see it myself, I'd be afraid to damage it.
Just don't touch the rock
Wow theres more to Petra than the Indian Jones portions, nice.
I can’t believe no one was there. When my Mom went it was packed with people.
Interesting content, but Dan Snow, Loves Him some Dan Snow.
Two things he missed. In front of the treasury and other places, is where there are pits where bodies were buried! Also, there is a gated area with a nice cave well carved and of birds, vines, trees. Probably a Roman merchant’s paintings rest room. Shame he did not visit it. If went back in time, Petra would be green and colorful.
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This site fascinates me and I truly don't know why. There's no grand mystery, it's all pretty "solved" as far as archeology is concerned. Many sites present a how or why element to them but this seems pretty straightforward and I still want to know about every structure. Weird.
Yup... you can't go past Dan!👍👌
nice 👍🏻🔥💯💪🏻
Drink when Dan says "living rock"
this was really interesting. what a beautiful city. i don't know if the history hit team can answer this, but i will ask it anyways: so many tombs carved into the rock, and the population dwelled all about them. most civilizations had their dead buried outside city walls. why was petra different?
Because it was built around the tomb canyon, although that canyon is at the outer edge of the city.
@@thekaxmax thank you
“We named the dog Indiana”
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When did they build steps up to the Treasury? The entrance used to be about 6ft off the ground!
I really love your videos but would you mind dropping the audible subscribe click you do a couple of times in each video? Going on this fantastic journey through history and you get this jarring click noise multiple times per video.
Looks like Josuha Gate.
Stupid to go there,see one thing then leave! Would love too see ALL of,but not the best place for a wheelchair 😅 so its great to see more 9f the place here at least 😃❤️
How did they carve this rock?
Would have been nice to Have Touched upon the HOMES 🏡 n Market Buildings of the commoners...
They are still being arcaeologised, plus most haven't survived.
i thought I detected a hint of Scheherazade in some of the music.. 🙂
Indiana Snow
For a Biblical reference to the Nabateans. First of all they were a client kingdom of Rome, Josephus mentions them in that respect.
The first wife of Herod Antipas was the daughter of the Nabatean king. They controlled Damascus when Paul escaped from it. It is said that the king bided his time to exact revenge on Antipas for divorcing his daughter and attacked Galilee at the time that Emperor Titus died. It is more probable that Paul left Damascus for being Jewish and not by being chased by Jews if the Arab Nabateans were fighting Herod Antipas.