Site 002 (Q507)
From Timna Valley Database
Major smelting camp with burials
- The Mushroom Site
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Major smelting camp with burials |
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Naḥal Timna 1
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One of the largest smelting camps, 26,000 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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29°47'1.424"N, 34°56'55.046"E
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29.78372874
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34.94862418
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194,720
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[-1350, -880]
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[700, 900]
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2022-01-21
(January 21st, 2022)
(January 21st, 2022)
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