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Introduction
The World Heritage site of Petra, Jordan, is recognised for the monumental stone carved tombs that line the narrow wadis and rock walls surrounding the Nabataean city (Kennedy, 2001). The Nabateans occupied Petra for at least 500 years from the mid-4th century BCE. However, relatively little is known about their society due to a lack of historical documentation. The climate of Petra is semi-arid, with periodic storm floods that wash down the narrow wadis, causing extreme erosion and depositing significant sediment within the landscape. Recognizing the importance of understanding and preserving this unique heritage, a program of landscape investigation was initiated in 2023 that included a geophysical survey of the wadis and tombs. The main objective of the surveys was to explore chambers hitherto unknown and to map the extent of known tombs. For the landscape, it was e...
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