Timna mines

Filter out charcoal remains. The research expedition at Givat al-Ebadi (photo: Chai Ashkenazi; courtesy of Tel Aviv University's Timna excavations project)

Not environmentally friendly back in the time of the Bible

As early as 3,000 years ago, man destroyed the regional vegetation for the benefit of the copper industry and caused fatal damage to the environment
Prof. Erez Ben Yosef. Photo: Tel Aviv University

Podcast: Crimson fabric that reveals the fashion during the time of Kings David and Solomon

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Prof. Erez Ben Yosef from the Department of Archeology at Tel Aviv University in a fascinating description of the elite's fashion in the tenth century BC, during the reigns of David and Solomon * from the Tel Aviv 360 podcast series of
David dressed in crimson at the time of his anointing to the kingship by Shmuel (mosaic of the synagogue in Dora Europos, Syria, 3rd century AD. From Wikipedia

A cloth dyed in crimson was identified - the colors of royal clothing from the time of David and Solomon 3,000 years ago

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In a joint study by the Antiquities Authority, Tel Aviv University, and Bar-Ilan University, archaeologists who unearthed pieces of cloth dyed in the royal crimson color from the time of Kings David and Solomon discovered that archaeologists: "The color immediately attracted the
Tel Aviv University excavations of ancient copper mines in Timna. Copper production technologies and the way the industry is organized reflect the company that stood behind the factory. Photo: Erez Ben Yosef and the Timna Excavation Expedition of Tel Aviv University

An archaeological study unprecedented in its scope reveals the growth story of the biblical kingdom of Edom

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3. Excavation of the sophisticated metallurgical facilities from the Iron Age at Givat HaEbad - the site produced many tons of copper for export (photo: Tel Aviv University delegation)

The metal workers in the mines of Timna lived like kings

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