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Timna (Hajar Kuhlan)

City / RuinsMiddle East

Ancient capital of the Qatabanian kingdom in the Bayhan valley of southwestern Yemen. Occupied c. 5th century BCE - 1st century CE. The city walls and temple complexes use cyclopean polygonal masonry comparable to other South Arabian sites and to Mediterranean megalithic traditions. Featured prominently in Cassie Coppersmith's Yemen Part 1 walkthrough.

14.0992°, 45.8500°

Look Closer — this site carries open questions: stones heavier than the period's tools could lift; polygonal, interlocking masonry.
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Walkthrough videos (1)

Yemen's Ancient Megalithic Mysteries Part 1 — Timna's Cyclopean Architecture | Secrets in StoneYemen's Ancient Megalithic Mysteries Part 1 — Timna's Cyclopean Architecture | Secrets in StoneSecrets in Stone

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