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Jordan: Desert layers from Petra to Gerasa

Cinematic composition representing the archaeological heritage and historic landscape of Jordan
ArkeoExpo visual compositionA contextual cover representing the country’s heritage landscape; not a documentary record of one monument.

Archaeological Sites

Petra

4th century BC – 4th century AD
UNESCO World Heritage (1985)

Nabataean capital carved into rock. The Treasury facade, at 40 meters high, is one of the world's most impressive architectural achievements. UNESCO World Heritage and New 7 Wonders of the World.

Jerash (Gerasa)

3rd century BC – 7th century AD
UNESCO Tentative List (2004)

Gerasa spans Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine and Umayyad phases through its oval plaza, colonnaded streets, temples, theatres and water systems.

Wadi Rum

12,000 BC – Present
UNESCO Mixed World Heritage (2011)

One of humanity's oldest inhabited landscapes with red sandstone mountains and endless desert vistas. Contains over 25,000 rock carvings and Nabataean inscriptions. UNESCO Mixed World Heritage (cultural + natural).

Verified country dossier · 27 July 2026

ArkeoExpo · Jordan

Desert layers from Petra to Gerasa

8World Heritage properties

The Jordan file now connects Petra, Jerash (Gerasa) and Wadi Rum through chronology, settlement form, production, belief, exchange and conservation. The sites are not collapsed into one period or cultural system; each is read through its own material and historical context.

Chronology and archaeological context

Arid landscapes are not empty. Water sources, rock faces, passes, stopping places and defences create an archaeology of movement; long-distance exchange must be read with local production.

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Petra

Period
4th century BC – 4th century AD
Heritage / protection record
UNESCO World Heritage (1985)

Context in this file

Nabataean capital carved into rock. The Treasury facade, at 40 meters high, is one of the world's most impressive architectural achievements. UNESCO World Heritage and New 7 Wonders of the World.

Official institutionDirect property record
02

Jerash (Gerasa)

Period
3rd century BC – 7th century AD
Heritage / protection record
UNESCO Tentative List (2004)

Context in this file

Gerasa spans Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine and Umayyad phases through its oval plaza, colonnaded streets, temples, theatres and water systems.

Official institutionDirect property record
03

Wadi Rum

Period
12,000 BC – Present
Heritage / protection record
UNESCO Mixed World Heritage (2011)

Context in this file

One of humanity's oldest inhabited landscapes with red sandstone mountains and endless desert vistas. Contains over 25,000 rock carvings and Nabataean inscriptions. UNESCO Mixed World Heritage (cultural + natural).

Official institutionDirect property record

How should the archaeological landscape be read?

Jordan

Arid landscapes are not empty. Water sources, rock faces, passes, stopping places and defences create an archaeology of movement; long-distance exchange must be read with local production.

Official institutionUNESCO country record

What should you notice on site?

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Stratigraphy

Do not confuse the visible monument with earlier phases beneath or around it.

02

Material

Stone, mudbrick, ceramic, metal and organic remains survive under different conditions.

03

Function

Separate original use, later repair and modern symbolic meaning.

04

Scale

Do not infer an entire economy or belief system from one monumental building.

Direct heritage sources

Jordan

Starting records for checking site names, status and current conservation information.

Evidence-led country file · 24 July 2026

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