King Solomon mines’ failure explained

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Archaeologists have been excavating a site known as Slaves Hill in the Timna Valley, which was a major center for copper production from the 11th to the ninth centuries B.C. (Image credit: Photo by Hai Ashkenazi, courtesy of the Central Timna Valley Project)

The site of suspected mines of King Solomon have been studied in-depth. The reason for the failure of the mines has long been debated. There might now be an explanation:
 

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Copper mines in Israel's Negev Desert — ancient sites that may have inspired the legend of King Solomon's mines of gold — were abandoned 3,000 years ago, when people there used up all the plants to make charcoal for smelting, a new study finds.

 

https://www.livescience.com/king-solomon-mines-depleted-firewood

Here is a previous thread on the discovery of these suspected mines of King Solomon.

 

Edited September 30, 2022 by guy