Site 002 (Q507)
From Timna Valley Database
Major smelting camp with burials
- The Mashrum site
- אתר הפטריה
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | Site 002 |
Major smelting camp with burials |
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2
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Mushroom Site
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Verify
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Naḥal Timna 1
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194,720
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410,630
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34.94862418
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29.78372874
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29°47'1.424"N, 34°56'55.046"E
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2022-01-21, Erez, Eshchar, Omri
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1400-1100 BC
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This smelting site is the one of the largest in Timna, measuring 10,000 sqm (27, 000 sq, according to Erickson-Gini 2014) and includes slag, furnace remains, architectural stone structures and many indicative small finds. The camp is situated in a protected valley, hidden from Wadi Timna between several hills towering to its west, south and east. Several areas of the site were surveyed and excava
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ted Rothenberg (1967) and excavated by him in 1964 and 1966 (Rothenberg 1972). Rothenberg discovered a scarab from the reign of Ramses II (1279-1213 BCE) (Rothenberg 1990 158) and C14 dates activity in the site between the 14th century BCE (Erickson-Gini 2014; Rothenberg 1990 xxx). These C14 results date Site 2 as the earliest major smelting camp of the period. It was located conveniently a bit
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more than 1.5 km away from all the mining areas on the northern and north-western cliffs and shows a clear continuation from the 14th to the 11th centuries BCE. The site also hosted major smelting operations during the Early Islamic period
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One of the largest smelting camps, 27,000 sqm. Includes slag, furnace remains, architectural structures. Surveyed by Rothenberg and excavated by him in 1964 and 1966. Rothenberg discovered a scarab from the reign of Ramses II (1279-1213 BCE) and C14 dates activity in the site between the 14th century BCE. The site also hosted smelting operations dating to the Early Islamic period.
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Main smelting site Nahal Timna. Structure area 150x200 sqm, IA1, excavated by AE 1964-66. Near the anicent sites is the famouse "Mushroom"
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Verify, Aharoni, 1962; Aharoni, 1967; Rothenberg, 1967; Rothenberg & Lupu, 1967; Rothenberg, 1972a; Rothenberg 1983; Rothenberg, 1996-97; Rothenberg, 1990; Rothenberg & Glass, 1983; Avner & Magness, 1998; Ben-Yosef et al., 2008; Yekutieli & Sasson, 2010; Erickson-Gini, 2012; Shilstein et al., 2014; Ben-Yosef et al., 2016; Kleiman et al., 2017
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2022-01-21
(January 21st, 2022)
(January 21st, 2022)
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Ben-Yosef 2008
Q125319798
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Aharoni 1962
Q126721114
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