Archaeologists find Solomon's Mine 3,000 years on

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 10:37 pm

I found this fascinating in today's Daily Mail.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/ ... esert.html

cogob · Post by **cogob** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 11:28 pm

If they had tried to find it with satnav they would have been sent down a dead end!!!!

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Fri May 01, 2009 2:18 pm

cogob;1182184 wrote: If they had tried to find it with satnav they would have been sent down a dead end!!!! I know the feeling. My sat nav sent me to another postcode tonight and i ended up at the gates of a field. Then a farmer came out and told me that i didn't wanna be doing that.

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Fri May 01, 2009 5:06 pm

Where is Alan Quartermain!

Post by **Sunshine** » Fri May 01, 2009 9:08 pm

Oscar, the crystal cave is what I find amazing. It is so beautiful.

Post by **spot** » Sat May 02, 2009 4:45 am

On what basis is King Solomon credited with having any mines at all? I don't remember any reference to one in any classical text, neither biblical nor otherwise.

gmc · Post by **gmc** » Sat May 02, 2009 1:42 pm

spot;1182707 wrote: On what basis is King Solomon credited with having any mines at all? I don't remember any reference to one in any classical text, neither biblical nor otherwise.

No doubt some of the bible scholars will come up with a reference for you. Where do you think all the metal for his weapons came from if not a mine? Copper and tin would be of more use than gold in the bronze age. The tin mines in cornwall are older than that so who knows maybe he used cornish tin to mix with his copper.

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Sat May 02, 2009 1:46 pm

I'm getting quite excited as apparently they are also very close to finding the tomb of Anthony and Cleopatra.

Post by **spot** » Sat May 02, 2009 2:21 pm

gmc;1182878 wrote: No doubt some of the bible scholars will come up with a reference for you. Where do you think all the metal for his weapons came from if not a mine? Copper and tin would be of more use than gold in the bronze age. The tin mines in cornwall are older than that so who knows maybe he used cornish tin to mix with his copper.

I doubt it - the biblical reference.

I'm sure any Ancient Near East civilization used metals, of course they did. If they had no mines they traded for it. I stick by my question, I'm still completely in the dark as to why anyone thinks there's classical documentation associating King Solomon with any mine.

daBunnyWendy7 · Post by **daBunnyWendy7** » Mon May 04, 2009 11:12 am

Dear Oscar,

Thank you for sharing this interesting article!!!:)

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Mon May 04, 2009 11:33 am

daBunnyWendy7;1183560 wrote: Dear Oscar,

Thank you for sharing this interesting article!!!:) Your very welcome.