Tafila · Archaeological Site

Khirbat en-Nahas

The ancient furnace of Edom

Overview

About Khirbat en-Nahas

Khirbat en-Nahas, Arabic for "ruins of copper", lies in the Faynan district of southern Jordan and is one of the largest Iron Age copper production sites in the southern Levant. Excavations have revealed a fortress, workshops and vast mounds of smelting slag, with major industrial activity dated to the 10th–9th centuries BCE and linked to the emergence of the Edomite kingdom.

Latest research

The Iron Age Pottery from Khirbat en-Nahas, Jordan: A Preliminary Study

Neil G. Smith, Thomas E. Levy

Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research2008DOI verified

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Khirbet en-Nahas, Jordan

3D model of the ancient copper mining and smelting site. 3D model: QICCAS, via Sketchfab