Monday, February 13, 2012

Archaeologists Strike Gold in Guest to Find Queen of Sheba's Wealth | Science

A British excavation has struck archaeological gold with a discovery that may solve the mystery of where the Queen of Sheba of biblical legend derived her fabled treasures.

Almost 3,000 years ago, the ruler of Sheba, which spanned modern-day Ethiopia and Yemen, arrived in Jerusalem with vast quantities of gold to give to King Solomon. Now an enormous ancient goldmine, together with the ruins of a temple and the site of a battlefield, have been discovered in her former territory.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/feb/12/archaeologists-and-quest-for-sheba-goldmines