Encountering Israel


23. "Timna, the 'Copper Kingdom,' with ancient vessels, an "X" and tiny figures in the distance": Negev Desert.
Timna is one of Israel's more than 60 national parks and nature reserves, an amazing number of sites for a country no bigger than New Jersey!
At Timna, copper was mined more than 6,000 years ago, and continued to be mined periodically through the early Middle Ages.
But for me, what's special about this image is the...
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Timna is one of Israel's more than 60 national parks and nature reserves, an amazing number of sites for a country no bigger than New Jersey!
At Timna, copper was mined more than 6,000 years ago, and continued to be mined periodically through the early Middle Ages.
But for me, what's special about this image is the...
more »
Susan Ressler