Abstract
An archaeological site in southern Israel contains the remains of industrial settlements and implements. The comminuted product of millstones is a powdery material consisting mainly of quartz, and containing up to 20 ppm gold. It appears that the gold was mined within proximity of the site, and that the ore contained microscopic gold. This is the first indication of gold operations in the ancient or modern Levant and it sheds new light on the importance of the Elat area during the Early Islamic period.
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