By Michelle Z. Donahue 03 April 2017
Found: Fresh Clues to Mystery of King Solomon's Mines
Analysis of 3,000-year-old animal waste confirms that an ancient mining complex in Israel dates to the golden age of the biblical monarch.
Manure preserved for millennia by the arid climate of Israel’s Timna Valley is adding fresh fuel to a long-simmering debate about the biblical king Solomon and the source of his legendary wealth.
Archaeologists discovered the 3,000-year-old dung in an ancient mining camp atop a sandstone mesa known as Slaves’ Hill. The area is dotted with copper mines and smelting camps—sites where the ore was heated and turned into metal.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com.au/history/found-fresh-clues-to-mystery-of-king-solomons-mines.aspx
