Timna Pillars — Solomon's Mines Pillars Temple Ridge
Late Bronze Age Egyptian (1300 BCE) with pillars 20 m·Egyptian (Ramesses III) then Midianite Desert temple·🇮🇱 Southern District, Israel
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About Timna Pillars — Solomon's Mines Pillars Temple Ridge
Timna Pillars — Solomon's Mines Pillars Temple Ridge in Southern District, Israel is a Late Bronze Age Egyptian (1300 BCE) with pillars 20 m temple-complex attributed to Egyptian (Ramesses III) then Midianite Desert temple. Sandstone pillars 20 m high with Hathor rock-cut reliefs and mining copper shafts at Timna pillars ridge. Rothenberg Pillars Temple with Hathor reliefs and Egyptian rock-cut cartouches.
Why it mattersKey Egyptian (Ramesses III) then Midianite Desert temple reference for transition
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Trade route evidence
- 02Neolithic origins
Theories
- 01Earliest farming model
- 02Desert port logistics
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. 1300 BCE
- Period
- Late Bronze Age Egyptian (1300 BCE) with pillars 20 m
- Culture
- Egyptian (Ramesses III) then Midianite Desert temple
- Purpose
- Sandstone pillars 20 m high with Hathor rock-cut reliefs and mining copper shafts at Timna pillars ridge
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1300 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1950 CE
Modern excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
29.7800° N · 34.9400° E · 380 m · 4 mapped features
Timna Pillars — Solomon's Mines Pillars Temple Ridge — Cella/Shrine
shrineShrine
29.7801° N · 34.9401° ETimna Pillars — Solomon's Mines Pillars Temple Ridge — Court
courtCourt
29.7798° N · 34.9402° ETimna Pillars — Solomon's Mines Pillars Temple Ridge — Enclosure
enclosureEnclosure
29.7804° N · 34.9398° ETimna Pillars — Solomon's Mines Pillars Temple Ridge — Substructure
subLower building
29.7796° N · 34.9399° E