King Solomon's Gold: The Hunt For The Bible's Greatest Treasure
The legend of King Solomon’s gold is being redefined as new evidence points to copper, not gold, as the foundation of his ancient wealth.
The legend of King Solomon’s wealth has long been linked with the elusive land of Ophir and shimmering images of caravans bearing gold, ivory, and exotic goods into Jerusalem.
This is a story about the fourth King of Israel, according to the Bible, which has inspired both scholars and speculators in equal measure from the medieval period to modern archaeology.
The picture has grown more complex in recent decades: while southern Africa once seemed to offer tangible proof for biblical splendour with swaths of gold, new archaeological work in the deserts east of the Jordan hints that copper, not gold, was the main element behind the economic might of Solomon’s world in the 10th century BC.
Author's summary: New evidence redefines King Solomon's wealth.
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