Category: Landscape Photography
Posted: July 3, 2016



Solomon's Pillars

One Fall Over!

by ChuckWaxman Interested in this? Contact The Artist

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We were in Israel this past May and got to see Solomon's Pillars - also known as Solomon's Mines. Solomon's Pillars are towering sandstone columns so perfectly formed that you might not believe that they are the work of nature. But they, as with the rest of the geology and landscape of Timna Park, are the work of nature alone, the result of strips of volcanic magma frozen into the cliffs.
Timna Park, located in Israel's Negev Desert, has amazing history and geology, and a number of unexpected activities including those on a lake (yes, a lake in the desert!). The park covers about 15,000 acres in a horseshoe-shaped valley surrounded by steep cliffs, with Mount Timna, the world's first ever copper mine, standing tall in the center. It takes over two hours to traverse the entire park.
The ancient copper mines and mining shafts at Timna Park can be seen throughout the park as well as remains of smelting furnaces dating back to ancient imperial Egypt. Copper was the first metal used to create work and household tools, weapons, costly ornaments and cultic objects, so the importance of Timna in the ancient world was great.
Wow - that's a mouthful ;-).
Post Type: Photography
Mixed Media: Minor | Cropped and re-sized; cloned out a sign.





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