Timna Valley Site 201 — Hathor Mining Temple Ravine
Late Bronze Age Egyptian Timna copper·Egyptian mining under Ramesses III·🇮🇱 Southern District, Israel
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About Timna Valley Site 201 — Hathor Mining Temple Ravine
Timna Valley Site 201 — Hathor Mining Temple Ravine in Southern District, Israel is a Late Bronze Age Egyptian Timna copper temple-complex attributed to Egyptian mining under Ramesses III. Ravine sanctuary extension 200 m north of Hathor Temple 30 at Timna. Rothenberg Timna Site 201 Hathor mining temple with Midianite shrine overlay.
Why it mattersKey Negev–Anatolian highland site
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Desert agriculture technology
- 02Roman frontier model
Theories
- 01Incense trade water management
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 1200 BCE
- Period
- Late Bronze Age Egyptian Timna copper
- Culture
- Egyptian mining under Ramesses III
- Purpose
- Ravine sanctuary extension 200 m north of Hathor Temple 30 at Timna
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1200 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1900 CE
Systematic survey
On the ground
Structures & features
29.7800° N · 34.9500° E · 300 m · 3 mapped features
Timna Valley Site 201 — Hathor Mining Temple Ravine — Temple Cella
cellaMain cella
29.7801° N · 34.9501° ETimna Valley Site 201 — Hathor Mining Temple Ravine — Court
courtColumned courtyard
29.7798° N · 34.9502° ETimna Valley Site 201 — Hathor Mining Temple Ravine — Altar
altarAltar platform
29.7804° N · 34.9498° E