More than 2,000 years ago, the thriving city of Petra rose up in the bone-dry desert of what is now Jordan. An oasis of culture and abundance, the city was built by wealthy merchants who carved spectacular temple-tombs into its cliffs, raised a monumental Great Temple and devised an ingenious system that channeled water to vineyards, bathhouses, fountains and pools. But following a catastrophic earthquake and a slump in its desert trade routes, Petra’s unique culture faded and was lost to most of the world for nearly 1,000 years. Now, in a daring experiment, an archaeologist and sculptors team up to carve an iconic temple-tomb to find out how the ancient people of Petra built their city of stone.

Originally released by PBS, 2016. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on March 15, 2017.

Introduction: Petra—Lost City of Stone (1:57); --Ancient City (4:37); -- Remains of Petra (3:16); -- Prosperous Petra (2:26); -- Recreating a Tomb (3:37); -- Nabataean Tomb Properties (1:23); -- Trading Routes (3:05); -- Carving Experiments (2:32); -- Irrigating Petra (4:37); -- Hydraulic System (3:37); -- Carving Cliff Sides (4:44); -- Al-Khazneh (4:33); -- Water Prosperity in Petra (4:33); -- Petra's Decline (7:00); -- Credits: Petra - Lost City of Stone (1:11); .