event · evt_timna_late_bronze_egyptian_copper
Late Bronze Egyptian-linked copper production at Timna
Mining and smelting installations, Egyptian-linked inscriptions and objects, and technological evidence document Late Bronze copper production.
What is the evidence?
observation
Mining and smelting installations, Egyptian-linked inscriptions and objects, and technological evidence document Late Bronze copper production.proposed causes
Industrial and Egyptian links are strong; labour composition and exact administrative arrangements remain partly inferred.
Inspect the sources →Review and provenance
Specialist reviewer: not recorded. Review date: not recorded.
Dataset workflow: proposed. This is separate from specialist review.
Confidence describes the stated assessment; it does not certify expert approval. How review works.
Chronology
Dating intervals may describe uncertainty or phases; their width alone does not establish event duration.
1300 BCE–1150 BCE
Precision: approximate range
Chronology model: best current range
highIndustrial and Egyptian links are strong; labour composition and exact administrative arrangements remain partly inferred.
- informs · provides archaeological observation
Late Bronze Age Copper Production in Timna: New Evidence — Omri Yagel, Erez Ben-Yosef, Paul Craddock (2016)Direct industrial evidence.
Locator: Late Bronze production contexts - informs · contextualizes
The Egyptian Empire in Palestine: A Reassessment — James M. Weinstein (1981)Provides wider imperial context.
Locator: Egyptian Levantine reach
Interpretation and caveats
A project landscape involving Egyptian expeditions and administration together with local and mobile labour and knowledge networks.
Event context
Classification
Event type: industrial and imperial activity
Evidence layer: archaeological
Timeline role: regional core
People and places
Locations: Timna Valley, Negev and Arabah, Sinai and Egyptian frontier, Timna Valley, Negev and Arabah, Sinai and Egyptian frontier
Participants: Egyptian administrators and garrison communities in Canaan, Pastoral and copper-production networks of the Arabah, Shasu
Why it matters to the timeline
Timna connects Egyptian imperial reach, Shasu/pastoral zones, technology, and the Sinai-Arabah frontier.
Alternative interpretations
- A wholly Egyptian colonial enclave.
- A primarily local operation using Egyptian prestige forms.
Research notes
- Direct industrial evidence. Role: provides archaeological observation. Locator: Late Bronze production contexts.
- Provides wider imperial context. Role: contextualizes. Locator: Egyptian Levantine reach.
Evidence and sources
- informs · provides archaeological observation
Late Bronze Age Copper Production in Timna: New Evidence — Omri Yagel, Erez Ben-Yosef, Paul Craddock (2016)Direct industrial evidence.
Locator: Late Bronze production contexts - informs · contextualizes
The Egyptian Empire in Palestine: A Reassessment — James M. Weinstein (1981)Provides wider imperial context.
Locator: Egyptian Levantine reach
Referenced records
- Sinai and Egyptian frontier · entity
- Timna Valley · entity
- Egyptian administrators and garrison communities in Canaan · entity
- Shasu · entity
- Pastoral and copper-production networks of the Arabah · entity
- Negev and Arabah · entity