The findings match those previously recorded from the Wadi Faynan region of Jordan. In that study—led from the Hebrew ...

The environmental pollution generated by ancient copper production was far less severe than previously thought.

Soil samples from Timna show that previous studies have exaggerated the environmental impact of the mining industry in ...

A new study from Tel Aviv University overturns prevailing scientific beliefs that King Solomon's Mines not only harmed 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' ...

“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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...