The Sifting Project in Numbers
19
years of sifting
4598
out of 5,210 tons of dirt sifted so far.
252140
people participated in the sifting
616103
uncovered artifacts waiting to be published in archaeological reports
Recent News
The Nails that Attest the Presence of Roman Legionary on the Temple Mount
In these days of "Between the Straits," (the days between the 17th of Tamuz and the Ninth of Av), we remember the battles that led to the destruction of the First and Second Temples and ended the last independent Jewish state in the Land of…
Find and Finders of the Month — the Gross Family Found a Pierced Stone Vessel Fragment
During the last summer, we were overwhelmed by the number of visitors and archaeological work. We had hoped to catch up on missed posts during the winter, but then a war broke out…
So, meet (slightly belatedly) the Gross family…
The History of the Temple Mount in 12 Objects
Find of the Month
A Rare Temple Mount Coin Featuring the Portrait of the Emperor Who Repealed the Harsh Decrees Against Jews After Tisha B’Av 135 CE
Find And Finder Of The Month: July 2023, The Juarez Family from Mexico Found a Scales Beam Fragment
Find and Finder of the Month: Brad Schwartz from Seattle Found a Marble Chancel Screen Fragment.
Find and Finder of the Month: Robert Kolb found a Spindle Whorl with a significant number
Find and Finders of the Month: André and Daniela Lopes Found a Piece of a Stone Vessel
Find and Finder of the Month: Yarden Shor discovered an 8th Century CE Arabic inscription
Find and Finder of the Month: A Rare Gold Bead from the First Temple Period found by Binyamin Milt
Team Spotlight
Aaron Greener: It Figures: TMSP Staff are Experts in their Field
Research
Special Gala Event Showcasing New Discoveries from the Temple Mount Sifting Project Research
An Important Letter from the Temple Mount Sifting Project
The First International Academic Conference on New Studies in Temple Mount Research
Analysis of Clay Sealings Revealed Evidence of the Temple Treasury and the Royal Treasury of the Kingdom of Judah in the First Temple Period
Not as you thought: The most significant archaeological work is in the lab and not at the dig…
Treasures in the British Mandate Archives
TMSP Terracotta Figurines in the Ira and Ingeborg Rennert Conference of New Studies of Jerusalem
For the First Time, Archeologists Restore Flooring from Second Temple Courtyard in Jerusalem
Aaron Greener: It Figures: TMSP Staff are Experts in their Field
Rare Egyptian Amulet Bearing Name of Ancient Pharaoh Found in Earth Discarded from Temple Mount
Reconstruction of Crusader Floors in the Dome of the Rock Based on Picturesque Palestine Illustrations and Finds from the Temple Mount Sifting Project
A Brief Report about Carpets Replacements and the Floors in the Dome of the Rock
Finds from the First and Second Temple Period city dumps at the Eastern slopes of the Temple Mount
A Letter from Dr. Ron Beals Sharing his Experience in the Sifting Project
New Substantial Discoveries in Past Waqf Excavations on Temple Mount
Video Tour to the Temple Mount
Videos from the Temple Mount Sifting Project
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recent media appearances
- 2019-06-07 TOI: Temple Mount Sifting Project reboots, aims to salvage ancient temple artifacts
- 2019-10-20 JPOST: Temple Mount project: Salvaging heritage from archaeological crime debris
- 2020-11-26 TOI: Gold bead, apparently lost on Temple Mount 3,000 years ago, found by 9-year-old
- 2021-06-16 TOI: Podcast: On 9 B’Av, find evidence of destruction at Temple Mount Sifting Project
Latests Articles
- 2017 "Iron Age II Figurine Fragments from the Temple Mount Soil", NSOJ 22 (English Abstract)
- 2019 "Reconstruction of Crusader Floors in the Dome of the Rock Based on Picturesque Palestine Illustrations and Finds from the Temple Mount Sifting Project", In: Exploring the Holy Land: 150 Years of the PEF
- 2022 "Clay Sealings from the Temple Mount and Their Use in the Temple and Royal Treasuries", Jerusalem Journal of Archaeology
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Mailing Address
Israel Archaeology Foundation
P.O.B 53463, Jerusalem 9153303
Sifting Site Address
HaMasu’ot Lookout
Martin Buber St./Yizhaq haNadiv St
Jerusalem