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Petra: It Belongs in a Museum...Or Does It?
2025-09-09 19:00:00 2025-09-09 20:00:00 America/Denver Petra: It Belongs in a Museum...Or Does It? Petra has captivated adventurers, scholars, and moviegoers since the 1800s. Dr. Allison Lee shares insights into its rich history and her fieldwork at this UNESCO World Heritage site. Online Event -

Tuesday, September 09
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-09-09 19:00:00 2025-09-09 20:00:00 America/Denver Petra: It Belongs in a Museum...Or Does It? Petra has captivated adventurers, scholars, and moviegoers since the 1800s. Dr. Allison Lee shares insights into its rich history and her fieldwork at this UNESCO World Heritage site. Online Event -

Petra has captivated adventurers, scholars, and moviegoers since the 1800s. Dr. Allison Lee shares insights into its rich history and her fieldwork at this UNESCO World Heritage site.

Dr. Lee holds a Ph.D. from Durham University in the United Kingdom and teaches anthropology at Brigham Young University. She co-directed the BYU Archaeology in Petra Field School in 2024 and served as assistant director for the Ad-Deir Monument and Plateau Project. Her archaeological fieldwork includes sites in the United Kingdom, Jordan, Syria, Utah, and Nevada, where she assisted the US Forest Service. Her research interests include Near Eastern archaeology, archaeological theory and methods, site formation processes, GIS applications, predictive modeling, and heritage management.

AGE GROUP: | Adult |

EVENT TYPE: | Class |

TAGS: | online | lecture |

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Tue, Aug 26 10:00AM to 9:00PM
Wed, Aug 27 10:00AM to 9:00PM
Thu, Aug 28 10:00AM to 9:00PM
Fri, Aug 29 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Aug 30 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, Aug 31 Closed
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Petra has captivated adventurers, scholars, and moviegoers since the 1800s. Dr. Allison Lee shares insights into its rich history and her fieldwork at this UNESCO World Heritage site.Register
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