Wadi Safarfir: Slag Spread and Curved Wall

From a distance, it appears as a farm with some dark stones at the base of the mountain slope behind the buildings. However, this is one of the most fascinating sites in Wadi Safarfir.

The site includes:

a curved wall made of stone and slag
a large spread of slag
at least two houses (bait khaimah)
constructions of unknown purpose

The site is several kilometers upstream from the mine shaft. There is no evidence of any furnaces nor any grinding stones or roasting pits.

The site has some similarities to a site in Wadi Jizzi.

View from the terrace to the clearing	View of clearing from above	View from above, clearing below, terraces and graves in distance	'Fan' of slag cake fragments (left)
Section of low, curved wall	Slag cake fragments with copper ore visible	Another view of low, curved wall	Short length of wall, purpose undetermined
Detail of slag fragment with copper ore	Classic bait khaimah	From clearing looking across wadi to graves	From clearing looking across wadi to terrace
Circle of stones	Another view of circle of stones	Slag fragments in the 'fan'	Copper ore in abundance
Site suggests small re-processing operation	Evidence copper ore was re-used	General view of low, curved wall, the 'fan' in the distance	Thick-walled house
House filled in over the years	Top of steps leading into house