c. 300 BCE – 106 CELevant and northern Arabia
Nabataean
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A desert trading people who built Petra and controlled the incense routes between Arabia and the Mediterranean.
Religion
Polytheistic, with Dushara as chief god; later absorbed into Roman and Christian traditions.
Technology
Advanced hydraulic engineering, cisterns, dams and channels.
Writing
Nabataean script — ancestor of the Arabic alphabet.
Architecture
Rock-cut facades (Treasury, Monastery), hydraulic systems.
Major sites
1 known locations
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National Geographic
Excavating Ancient Cities of Petra & Hegra (Full Episode) | Lost Treasures of Arabia | Nat Geo
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