The monumental statues recently discovered embedded in the red of the rock at the Dadan site hint at the splendor of the ancient capital of the Dadanite and Lihyanite kingdoms, masters of the myrrh and incense trade in the 1st millennium BC. More masterfully still, the grandiose and delicately crafted tombs of ancient Hegra, established in the 1st century BC, exalt the genius and power of the Nabataeans.