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.
