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Second, the Nabateans became genius sculpters and water engineers. In the bottom photo, note the cuts into the rock. Petra is in the middle of a very hot desert- it was 45 degrees celcius while we were there: a cold summer for them. Oddly, the Nabateans became uber rich there because of their water stores. They had enough water to regularly hydrate multiple 1000 camel caravans trying to get to any of the major cities along the Mediterranean or in Persia. How was this miracle accomplished without any fresh-water springs? Well, Petra has a short rainy season. During that rainy season, 100s of 1000s of gallons of rainwater flood the seik. The Nabateans slightly altered the natural ravines and made giant water reservoirs out of them, with holding capacities great enough to water themselves and the wealthy merchants' caravans who paid large royalties for the Nabateans' hospitality during the very long dry season. The photo on the top should look familiar to anyone who's ever watched Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. That there is called The Treasury. It's actually an elaborate tomb.
Second, the Nabateans became genius sculpters and water engineers. In the bottom photo, note the cuts into the rock. Petra is in the middle of a very hot desert- it was 45 degrees celcius while we were there: a cold summer for them. Oddly, the Nabateans became uber rich there because of their water stores. They had enough water to regularly hydrate multiple 1000 camel caravans trying to get to any of the major cities along the Mediterranean or in Persia. How was this miracle accomplished without any fresh-water springs? Well, Petra has a short rainy season. During that rainy season, 100s of 1000s of gallons of rainwater flood the seik. The Nabateans slightly altered the natural ravines and made giant water reservoirs out of them, with holding capacities great enough to water themselves and the wealthy merchants' caravans who paid large royalties for the Nabateans' hospitality during the very long dry season. The photo on the top should look familiar to anyone who's ever watched Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. That there is called The Treasury. It's actually an elaborate tomb.
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