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Petra is
an remarkable city. It is a city in Jordan without houses made up
of only temples and tombs which all have been hewn from the rocks.
It is not easy to reach this city since its access is very narrow. The light
from the afternoon sun gives the red sand stone a unique appearance. The city
was supposedly founded by the Nabateans, hundreds of years before Christ. Erich
Von Däniken detailled the mysterious site of Petra (ref Däniken) and
thereby referred to the remarkable "obelisk mountain". The top of this mountain
was carved and cut by at least 7 metres, resulting in two remarkably tapering
pillars. Why was it so important to carve up a mountain here, in this
inhospitable area?
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| HAMMERING
OF HARD STONE |
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| SAWING
IN HARD STONE |
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| DRILLING
IN HARD STONE |
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| MILLING
OF HARD STONE |
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| TURNING
OF HARD ROCK |
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| PLASTER
LAYER ON HARD STONE |
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| SMOOTHING
OF HARD STONE |
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| POLISHING
OF HARD STONE |
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| TRANSPORTING
MEGALITHS |
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| SEAMLESS
JOINTS BETWEEN STONES |
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| SEAMLESS
JOINTS BETWEEN MEGALITHS |
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| SOFTENING HARD STONE |
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| MELTING
OF HARD STONE |
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| TRANSATLANTIC
CONTACTS |
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