Ancient copper smelting at ‘King Solomon’s mines’ was less toxic than today’s industry. ... A new study of soil samples from two Timna-area mines in southern Israel, ...

A 1,600 year old amulet depicting the demon-fighting King Solomon has been found by archaeologists in Turkey, referencing a book banned from the Bible for including themes of dark magic.

The inscription is thought to be the oldest known Ancient South Arabian script found in Israel, according to the study. Related: King Solomon's mines were abandoned and became a desert wasteland ...

The division of the United Monarchy of Israel and Judah following King Solomon’s reign marks a pivotal event in ancient Israel’s history. This article, the third in a trilogy examining ...

Okay, we can’t say for sure whether the legendary romance between the biblical King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba – if she even existed – really happened. But we do know that a speaker of Sheba’s ...

Pictured: Solomon's Pillars in the Timna Valley, Israel. Ancient copper mining and smelting activities here have been linked to the Biblical King Solomon.

After King Solomon's death in around 930 B.C., ... "Ancient Israel in Sinai: The Evidence for the Authenticity of the Wilderness Narrative" Oxford University Press, 2005.

No king in the stories of the Bible so speaks to our imagination as King Solomon, who ruled Israel after King David. The Bible depicts Solomon's reign as an era of unprecedented prosperity due to ...

Much like mines in the modern age, scholars have long assumed that ancient mining and metallurgy were highly toxic and dangerous, claiming the industry had a long-term, detrimental effect on the ...