Monthly Archives: November 2008

Temple Mount Mikveh

Posted on November 28, 2008 by Leen Ritmeyer

Zachi Zweig, an archaeologist who is involved with the Temple Mount Sifting project, kindly send me the paper [in Hebrew], which he gave at the recent conference on the Temple Mount at the Bar-Ilan University. I commented on this find … Continue reading →

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Jerusalem and Rome

Posted on November 17, 2008 by Leen Ritmeyer

Google Earth have brought out an exciting “Fly into Rome as it looked in 320 A.D.” animation. You can see it here. Below is a snapshot digital reconstruction of the Colosseum: If you don’t have Google Earth, you can download … Continue reading →

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Third Jewish Mikveh and a Byzantine Mosaic floor discovered on the Temple Mount

Posted on November 17, 2008 by Leen Ritmeyer

It was reported in the Jerusalem Post that during the recent Rennert/Bar-Ilan University’s conference on “New Studies on Jerusalem”, Zachi Zweig pointed out that during reconstruction work at the El-Aqsa mosque in the 1930′s, the remains of a Byzantine mosaic … Continue reading →

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