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King Solomon’s Mines

King Solomon’s Mines is the popular name for the ancient copper workings at Timna in the southern Arava. Archaeology has rejected the Solomonic attribution, dating the operation mainly to Egyptian and Edomite activity, and the site is discussed here as part of a day at Timna.

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Crawling through an ancient copper mine in Timna
South · Negev

Campus Eilat Day Four: Timna

The final day of Campus Eilat at Timna Park (King Solomon's Mines): the Arches, an ancient copper mine, the Mushroom, an Egyptian hunting-scene inscription, the Midianite temple and King Solomon's Pillars.

Dec 2013 · 4 minute read
Arch at Timna Crawling through an ancient copper mine in Timna Copper ore in Timna sandstone Ancient hunting scene etched in the rock at Timna Ancient temple / ritual site in Timna View over King Solomon's Pillars, Timna
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