Category Archives: Excavations

Fiscal bulla found in Jerusalem

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Leen Ritmeyer

A few days ago, the Temple Mount Sifting Project published an article about a fiscal bulla (a lump of clay that bears the imprint of an inscribed seal) that was found in an excavation on the eastern slope of Mount Moriah: … Continue reading →

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Mysterious carvings found in City of David excavations

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Leen Ritmeyer

In today’s Haaretz it is reported that mysterious 2,800 year old V-shaped carvings were found in the City of David. Mysterious stone carvings made thousands of years ago and recently uncovered in an excavation underneath Jerusalem have archaeologists stumped. The … Continue reading →

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Dating the Western Wall of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Leen Ritmeyer

The announcement of the new theory on when the Western Wall was built (see here and here) was not as dramatic as expected. The discovery of coins, the latest of which were struck by the Roman procurator Valeruis Gratus in … Continue reading →

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The Western Wall of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Leen Ritmeyer

The Spokesperson of the Israel Antiquities Authority “circulated an invitation to journalists to attend a press conference tomorrow (Wednesday, November 23, 2011) at which “A find will be presented that challenges the conventional viewpoint in archaeology regarding the construction of the Western … Continue reading →

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Walking through the Herodian sewer in Jerusalem

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Leen Ritmeyer

In the previous post we mentioned the opening of the Herodian sewer in Jerusalem. One can now walk underground from the Siloam Pool to the Temple Mount. Last week, we were one of the first groups to walk through this … Continue reading →

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Want to walk through a sewer in Jerusalem?

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Leen Ritmeyer

Don’t fear, the sewer is dry! One can now walk underground through the full length of the 2,000 year old Herodian drainage channel that ran below the street from the Siloam Pool to Robinson’s Arch near the Temple Mount. The … Continue reading →

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Lectures at the Palestine Exploration Fund, London

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Leen Ritmeyer

If you’re in London during the next few months, you may find the following lectures interesting: The Palestine Exploration Fund: Forthcoming Lectures 06 October 2011 The Petra Effect: Archaeology and Psychical Research at George Horsfield and Agnes Conway’s Excavations 10 November … Continue reading →

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Have Archaeologists Discovered High Priest’s Bell?

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Leen Ritmeyer

Archaeologists have discovered a rare gold bell during an excavation in the City of David National Park in Jerusalem. by Elad Benari Archaeologists have discovered a rare gold bell with a small loop at its end. The finding was made … Continue reading →

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Summer days and nights in Jerusalem

Posted on June 25, 2011 by Leen Ritmeyer

A press release from TravelVideo.tv lists the evocative tours taking place in and around the City of David this summer. These include: The Archeological Experience at the Emek Tzurim National Park: Discovering the Past Hidden in the Dust: A unique … Continue reading →

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The Water Gate of Jerusalem

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Leen Ritmeyer

The inauguration of a complex dating from the First and Second Temple periods on the Ophel has been widely reported, see for example here and here. In a previous post we mentioned that “The site was first excavated in the … Continue reading →

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