Although the modern territory of Jordan was only created by international agreement following the First World War, it contains within its borders some of the most remarkable and famous antiquities in the world, ranging from Petra, the unique city hewn from sandstome rock by the Nabataeans, to Mafjar, the most elaborately planned and lavishly decorated Umayyad palace in the whole Middle East, containing the largest single area of ancient mosaic in the world. There is archaeological evidence of hu...