New findings reveal King Solomon’s Mines were eco-friendly by ancient standards, with confined pollution zones and no modern health risks, shattering exaggerated claims of prehistoric environmental ...

Ancient copper mines in the Timna Valley, Negev Desert. Credit: Zairon / Wikimedia Commons The team, led by Prof. Erez Ben-Yosef and other prominent scholars from Tel Aviv University, conducted ...

“We inspected two major copper production sites in the Timna Valley, one from the Iron Age and King Solomon’s era and another nearby that is about 1,500 years older,” says Prof. Erez Ben-Yosef.

Copper production associated with the mines of the Biblical King Solomon may not have harmed the workers involved—nor present a threat to locals in the present day. This is the conclusion of a ...

A new study from Tel Aviv University overturns prevailing scientific beliefs that King Solomon’s Mines not only harmed the health of workers in the ancient copper industry but also pose risks to ...

A new study from Tel Aviv University overturns prevailing scientific beliefs that King Solomon’s Mines not only harmed the health of workers in the ancient copper industry but also posed risks ...

Peeling back the layers of history, we find ourselves in the heart of the ancient copper industry in the time of King Solomon’s mines. The tale of this legendary biblical king and his mines has been ...

A new study from Tel Aviv University overturns prevailing scientific beliefs that King Solomon's Mines not only harmed the health of workers in the ancient copper industry but also pose risks to the ...

Geochemical surveys at copper production sites in the Timna Valley. A new study from Tel Aviv University overturns prevailing scientific beliefs that King Solomon's Mines not only harmed workers' ...

A new study by Tel Aviv University researchers challenges long-standing assumptions about the environmental and health impacts of King Solomon’s copper mines in southern Israel’s Timna Valley.

A new study by Tel Aviv University researchers challenges long-standing assumptions about the environmental and health impacts of King Solomon’s copper mines in southern Israel’s Timna Valley. It ...