Tag: Jordan

Jordan copper mines from biblical times could be King Solomon’s

Oct 30, 2008

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by

mwkruse

in Asia, History

Times Online: Jordan copper mines from biblical times could be King Solomon’s An ancient copper works in Jordan may have been the location of the fabled King Solomon’s mines, new archaeological investigations suggest. The dig at Khirbat al-Nahas, once a thriving copper production centre in the Faynan district, about 30 miles (50km) south of the…