Faynan Archaeological Sites
Informative photo tour: Ancient mines, Nabataean reservoir, Roman mill, Christian cemetery, Byzantine churches, and more.
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On the side of the road track
Slag is the waste matter separated from metals during the smelting or refining of ore. Andreas Hauptmann and Gerd Weisgerber from the German Mining Museum at Bochum calculated during their research that in Faynan, up to 200,000 tons of slag was left behind.
© Photo: Haupt & Binder
Informative photo tour: Ancient mines, Nabataean reservoir, Roman mill, Christian cemetery, Byzantine churches, and more.