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Alyssa Granowicz

Professor Thomson

History 134

April 23, 2017

Annotated Bibliography

"About Petra: The Nabataeans." Experience Petra. Calvin College, n.d. Web. 23 Apr. 2017.

This scholarly source is an article written about the people who use to live in the City of

Petra. It goes into detail about their daily lives and how they built Petra into the beautiful city it

was. I used this article to learn more about the Nabataean people and their accomplishments and

how they affected the city of Petra. I also learned more about their religion, waterways, and trade

routes and how Petra was involved.

College, Calvin. "About Petra." Experience Petra. Huntington, 4 Aug. 2005. Web. 23 Apr. 2017.

This scholarly source is an article written on the city of Petra. It goes into great detail

about the exhibit that holds over 200 items from the site of Petra. I used this article to find out

more about Petra today and about the artifacts that can be found at the exhibit.

"The Discovery of Petra." Atlas Tours. N.p., 1997-2013. Web. 23 Apr. 2017.

This source is an article about the discovery of the city of Petra. It goes into great detail

of when and what was found at this magnificent site. I used this article to find out when the city

was found and by who.

Johnston, Grahame. "Petra: The Architecture." Archaeology Expert. N.p., 3 Oct. 2010. Web. 23
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This Scholarly source is an article written all about the architect of the city of Petra. It

goes into great detail about how the city of Petra was built and how it was lost for so long

because it was hidden away. It get to it, one must walk through a narrow path with walls 100 feet

tall on both sides just to get to the city. It also goes into detail about the finding of the city and

the wonderful trade routes it had back then. The article broken into 5 sections: domination the

trade routes, roman annexation, first excavations, spectacular entrance, and the residential areas.

I used this article to get more facts on the architect of the beautiful city of Petra.

Lubick, Naomi. "Petra: An Eroding Ancient City." Geotimes. N.p., June 2004. Web. 23 Apr.

2017.

This scholarly source is an article written about the architect of the city of Petra. It geos

into great detail about what the city was carved out of and how water affected the city. I used this

article to find out more about what kind of stone the city was carved into and how they held up

today.

Milstein, Mati. "Petra." "Lost City" of Petra Still Has Secrets to Reveal. National Geographic, 17

Apr. 2017. Web. 23 Apr. 2017.

This scholarly source is an article written about the lost city, Petra. This article is broken

up into 2 sections: fact and fiction and History. It goes into detail about who lived in the city of

Petra and how they affected the city. I used this article to find out how long the city sat empty

for. It sat empty for centuries near ruin.

Zimmerman, Paul. "The City of Petra." Penn Museum. Penn Museum, 15 July 2000. Web. 23
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This Scholarly source is an article written about the expedition of the city of Petra. It

talks about when the city of Petra was rediscovered and when it was discovered, what it looked

like. It also goes into detail about how the city was lost and how the city is now a big tourist

destination. I used this article to find out who lived in the city of Petra, when, and how the city

became established.