Find of the Month: Dome of The Rock Inlay on Pearl – Hadassa Amiri
Mother of Pearl with engraving of the Dome of the Rock found by a volunteer at the Temple Mount Sifting Project.
Jennifer Greene: Staff Spotlight: September
I love writing the Staff Spotlight segments because I get to share with you the wonderful people I get to work with every day. Also dice and Jerusalem archaeology!
What a week!
What a week! Second Temple Floors explained at conferences in Jerusalem. Links to video and more info.
Holy Cross Day
Sharing some of the crosses found by the Sifting Project that originated from the Temple Mount.
Find of the Month: Mother of Pearl Bead and Inlay – Eitan & Amichai Strik
Two brothers find a mother of pearl bead and inlay. Mother of pearl pictures and history. What's it doing on the Temple Mount?
Hillel Richman: Just a Slice of Humble Pie
Pottery researcher Hillel Richman studies Iron Age and First Temple pottery and loves rare finds. Staff spotlight of the month.
News from the Sifting Site
Updating the facility, every day we make the site more fun and beautiful. New coin minting with video!
Find of the Month: Bone Spindle Whorl – Liliana Gorbman
9 year-old Liliana Grobman finds Byzantine spindle whorl at Temple Mount Sifting Project.
Violence on the Temple Mount
This is going to be a very disturbing post about an incident that happened two days ago. A group of our researchers was attacked by officials while on an archaeological learning tour of the Temple Mount.
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Beverly Ungar: Archaeology – A Lifetime of Love
“This is a perfectly wonderful, normal, regular stone. Well done!” Have you seen one of our green-shirted staff members patiently teaching one of our youngest volunteers? This was probably Beverly.
Aaron Greener: It Figures: TMSP Staff are Experts in their Field
Aaron Greener has been part of the Temple Mount Sifting Project (TMSP) staff since the project's inception. He has held various positions over the years, but you may remember him as site archaeologist and guide, or fantastic lecturer.