The Disaster in Petra, Egypt

Archaeological evidence in petra supports the picture of a sudden and devastating disaster. One house excavated by archaeologists was reduced to a pile of rubble around this time. Some domestic structures were rebuilt after the earthquake, and it's clear people tried to continue their lives. They even constructed some new churches, although they were large, built from material scavenged from other destroyed monuments. But in the early fifth century, another earthquake struck. And after that, most of the grand houses were abandoned for good. The city gradual fell into disrepair and ruin. It continued as a humble caravan stock for several more centuries. People continued to live in the hollowed out cave houses and farmed on the