The home of the Nabataeans - Earth.com The home of the Nabataeans

The region the devices are scanning looks far different than it did centuries before when the land was home to an ancient society known as the Nabataean civilization. The tribe lived nomadically for years before settling into a life focused on trade and agriculture. They also built some truly astounding structures and sacred sites — some of which have already caught archaeologists’ attention. Photo Credit: Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket /Getty Images

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