Problems and Methods of Archaeometallurgy -- Nature and Geology in Faynan -- The Raw Material Sources -- Field Evidence and Dating of Early Mining and Smelting in the Faynan District -- Study of Archaeometallurgical Slag and Metal -- Copper Smelting Technology -- Export of Ore and Copper: The Importance of Faynan in Prehistoric Palestine -- Summary. The results presented in this book originate from field research carried out by the Deutsches Bergbau-Museum Bochum (hereafter called DBM) on the remains of early copper metallurgy in the area of Faynan, southern Jordan, between 1983 and 1993. It also contains results of later laboratory studies and fieldwork. This volume is a revised version of the German volume "Zur frühen Metallurgie des Kupfers in Faynan, Jordanien," which appeared in 2000 as supplement 11 of the journal "Der Anschnitt. " The translation into English honors the wishes of many colleagues from the Near East and from English-speaking countries who have expressed the desire that a larger au- ence should have access to the research carried out on the ancient mining district and mining techniques. The translation was made possible by a generous grant from the foundation of the "Institute for Aegean Prehistory" (Philadelphia, USA). Prof. Dr. Susanne Kerner, Mr. Hughe Barnes, and, in parts, Dr. Hans-Dieter Kind translated the book into the English version. Much of the editorial work was done by MA Kerstin Batzel and Mr. Guillaume Ewandé. The original research in the Faynan area was initiated within the framework of a larger project "Research into the archaeometallurgy and archaeology of mining in Faynan and the southern Arabah-valley, Jordan" funded by the VolkswagenStiftung (Hanover, Germany). The original planning and groundbreaking work was carried out by the author. Since 1997, research was continued by and in close cooperation with Prof. Dr. Thomas Levy, University of California, San Diego (USA).