EditorialHathor Temple in Timna, Israel. Next to the copper mines, two temples dedicated to Hathor, the Egyptian goddess of earth and mining, were found.
EditorialThe moon over the Arabah valley which leads from the southern end of the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqabah. A very important north-south route in biblical times, the Arabah contained valuable copper mines, among them the so-called " Solomon's mines&q...
EditorialArava, Israel, a near-desert valley stretches from the southern end of the Dead Sea to the northern end of the Gulf of Akkaba. Gateway to the Red Rocks of Timnah, ancient copper mines called " Solomon's Mines" .