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by Nigel Fletcher-Jones
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Our Bella Canvas women's v-necks are made from a 50% cotton / 50% polyester blend and are available in five different sizes. All women's v-necks are machine washable.
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This first view of the great monuments at the Jordanian site of Petra was made even more famous than it already was to archaeologists by 'Indiana... more
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This first view of the great monuments at the Jordanian site of Petra was made even more famous than it already was to archaeologists by 'Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade'.
In the real world, but like the mythical Alexandretta, after the Crusades, the Nabatean city of Petra was largely forgotten, except by the Bedouin, and only rediscovered by the west as late as 1812, when the Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt was first led through the canyon to the site (22 August 1812).
The Nabateans are something of a mystery themselves. It is likely that they were originally a nomadic people from the north-west of the Arabian Peninsula who took advantage of this spectacular geographical position in southern Jordan–astride a number of major trade routes–to found the city of Raqmu (later Hellenized as ‘Petra’ or ‘rock’) after 312 B.C..
They became experts in water management, both in terms of storing water to sustain life, and diverting potentially catastrophic flash...
I am currently based in Tuscany, Italy and Cairo, Egypt, having previously lived in the US, Netherlands and Britain. Trained in the UK as an archaeologist and anthropologist, most of my images reflect my continuing fascination with the prehistoric and historic past. Images of non-European cultures and historic landscapes also play a large part in my work. My love of the past is also often reflected in the presentation of my images - which often mimics historical styles of representation from faux prints to postcards and antique photographs. WATERMARKS WILL NOT APPEAR IN PURCHASED ARTWORK Enjoy! Copyright Notice All images are the property of Nigel Fletcher-Jones and may not be used wholly or in part without the prior...
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