Life in a Cave in Petra with the Bdoul: 1981-1986 - Manar al-Athar Monographs

For extended periods between 1981 and 1986 the archaeologist Judith McKenzie lived in a cave at the ancient site of Petra in Jordan in order to survey and measure architectural mouldings on the rock-cut monuments. This book is an important and essential volume on the archaeology and history of one of the best-known ancient sites in the world.