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THE SANDSTONE CLIFF FACES OF THE ancient city of Petra (one of the New Seven Wonders of the World) have long been in the archaeological limelight.

- Tim Newcomb

Indiana Jones

They've even spent time in the Hollywood spotlight as the location for several scenes in the film Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. But in their most recent on-screen appearance-and no offense to Harrison Ford's iconic professor-they were the site of a very real discovery.

Discovery Channel's popular show Expedition Unknown was recently on-site to document the discovery of 12 human skeletons and artifacts dating back at least 2,000 years, which had all been long hidden beneath the famed Khazneh (or "Treasury") in Petra. The colossal find was accomplished by a team led by archaeologist Pearce Paul Creasman.

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