nebula Posted October 31, 2008 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 5,823 Topics Per Day: 0.76 Content Count: 45,870 Content Per Day: 5.95 Reputation: 1,897 Days Won: 83 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/19/1970 Share Posted October 31, 2008 King Solomon's Copper Mines Possibly Found National Geographic News is reporting that experts have concluded that copper mines in southern Jordan were active centuries earlier than previously believed, according to a new study that suggests the area was producing the metal at the same time the biblical figure of King Solomon is said to have built Jerusalem's first Jewish temple. <snip> "We're conclusively showing that the Iron Age chronology [of this region] has to be pushed back another 300 years," said lead author Thomas Levy, an anthropologist at the University of California, San Diego. National Geographic reports that the shift in estimated Iron Age dates means the Jordan copper mine would have been in operation during the reigns of Kings David and Solomon. This is a significant find because though David and Solomon are Old Testament figure, their historical existence has not been conclusively verified outside of the Bible. Read the rest here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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