IAA photo of the exposed Temple beams
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New Year for the Trees, New Life for Ancient Forgotten Beams

Happy Tu B’Shevat! Today is the Jewish new year for the trees which is celebrated annually on the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Shevat. Customs vary, but many Jews will eat a new fruit they haven’t tried before or eat one (or all!) of…
Mycenean painted potttery sherd
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Mycenaean Imports Early in Jerusalem’s History

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Buckle with Fleur de Lys

Our (Virtual) Cabinet of Curiosities

Check out our newest "unidentified finds" and see if you can help!
Solomons-Stables - copyright IsraelImages.com
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Solomon’s Stables: History and Destruction

Check out the new video about Solomon's Stables now the Al-Marwani Mosque. History and Destruction.
Doric column capital found in the sifting
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Find of the Month: The Doric Survivor – TMSP Staff

Doric survivor gives glimpse into Second Temple monumental architecture.
byzantine church mosaics
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Treasures in the British Mandate Archives

Happy International Archives Day! Archaeologists spend a lot of time working with the fresh material coming out of excavations, but equally important is an archaeologist’s understanding of what came before. We must know about previous excavations,…
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Jerusalem Day and the Six-Day War

Artifacts from the Temple Mount Sifting Project tell the story of the unification of Jerusalem during the Six-Day War.
Finger-shaped fragment of Egyptian statue
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Is this Egyptian statue fragment the last artifact to be shared with you?

3500 year old Egyptian statue fragment found in Temple Mount soil?
St Joseph Spanish medal offered for sale on the internet in 2017

Sneak Peak: Christianity on the Temple Mount

Medal of St. Joseph found!
Nicole Perez with her find

Find of the Month: How Much Does it Weight? – Nicolle Perez

Possible First Temple scale weight found on Temple Mount
Beads found in the sifting project

Give Me Beads!

Happy Mardi Gras!
Murex seashell found in the sifting

Find of the Month: Aren’t You Dying To Know? – The Singer Family

Fantastic new find from the Temple Mount Sifting Project. #Findofthemonth