The mysterious landscape of Petra's 'High Place of Sacrifice', perched at the edge of a 170m cliff from which you can survey the vastness of the ancient rock-cut city. This sacred area includes an obelisk, altar, basins and channels, likely for the blood of sacrificial victims.. 
A rock-cut sacrificial basin and channel for the flowing blood of the offering. Though most sacrifices appear to have involved animal victims, there are references to the Nabateans also practicing human sacrifice. The sacred area was laid out in the 2nd-1st century BC.
The evocative flight of rock-cut steps leading up to the "High Place" of Petra - one of many that criss-cross the ancient mountain city, all cut into the rose-red sandstone. Indeed, "Petra" itself translates simply in both Greek and Latin as "rock". #petra #jordan
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