PETRA'S TOP TEN\ MOST OF THESE ARTIFACTS HAVE NEVER BEEN SEEN OUTSIDE THE ANCIENT CITY; IT TOOK A COLOSSAL EFFORT TO GET THEM TO THE U.S.(Living) From: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH) | Date: September 14, 2004| Author: Stein, Jerry | COPYRIGHT 2004 The Cincinnati Post. All rights reserved. Reproduced with the permission of the Dialog Corporation by Gale Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Jerry Stein Post staff reporter

"Petra: Lost City of Stone," the major new exhibition that opens today at the Cincinnati Art Museum, features more than 200 artifacts excavated from Jordan's ancient Nabataean city. It's a comprehensive show of artifacts from Petra -- located 170 miles southwest of modern-day Amman -- where tombs and temples were carved into mountain cliffs.

The show also includes artifacts from the art museum's own collection and s...