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January 19, 2015

Living the Good Life at the Copper Mines of Ancient Israel

A few years ago, scholars described life at an ancient copper mine in what is now Jordan as “hell on earth.” But recent research at a similar site in the Negev shows that at least one class of workers enjoyed all the creature comforts of the time. Hershel Shanks explains:

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January 19, 2015

  1. France’s Moment of Truth

  2. In the Name of Free Speech, It’s Time to Repeal the Ban on Holocaust Denial

  3. Watch the “Times” Do a Two-Step on “Charlie Hebdo”

  4. Putting the Holocaust on the Indian Stage

  5. Living the Good Life at the Copper Mines of Ancient Israel