
An Important Letter from the Temple Mount Sifting Project
The story of the Temple Mount Sifting Project is your story just as much as it is ours. Ever since its founding, the project has continuously relied upon people just like you. It is our many followers, supporters and volunteers who play a vital…

The First International Academic Conference on New Studies in Temple Mount Research
We are happy to invite you to a unique and very special conference that we're taking part in launching - The First International Academic Conference on New Studies in Temple Mount Research. This is the first time that academic institutions…

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The First International Academic Conference on New Studies in Temple Mount Research
No other site in the world evokes so many feelings, yearnings, curiosity, and as much public interest as the Temple Mount. A mere…

Find and Finder of the Month: Yarden Shor discovered an 8th Century CE Arabic inscription
Yarder Shor with a fragment of a Kufic inscription.
The find chosen for this month was discovered by Yarden Shor, 7 years old, from Jerusalem, who took part in the sifting project towards the end of this summer. She revealed a piece of a…

The History of the Temple Mount in 12 Objects: #2 The Early First Temple Period
Ladies and gentlemen, step right up and meet this month’s guest – the earliest piece of weaponry ever to be recovered from the Temple Mount:
The arrowhead is made of bronze, in a flat, lanceolate shape, while the tang (the bit that gets…

The History of the Temple Mount in 12 Objects: #1 The Late Bronze Age
Hello everyone!
As those of you who follow our newsletter know, the blog is about to embark on an exciting new journey: Inspired by the British Museum's A History of the World in 100 Objects, we will, over the course of the coming year, showcase…


Update: Waqf Uses Ramadan to Violate Antiquities Law
As we explained in our last post, during the final week of Ramadan, the Muslim Waqf made use of the closure of the Temple Mount to all non-Muslims, and limited police presence, to move the remaining mounds of soil that were originally excavated,…

More Archaeological Destruction on the Temple Mount
More Archaeological Destruction on the Temple Mount and Damage to Dirt that should be Sifted in the Temple Mount Sifting Project was Disturbed
A very serious incident occurred in the last few days on the Temple Mount. In the eastern part of…

Our New Mobile Sifting Program
The Mount Comes to You
Hello everyone, we have some news to share with you. The Temple Mount Sifting Project is renewing its activity outside the lab! For the first time in the history of archaeological research in Israel –the site will be…

A Day in the Life: Passover
Dear Diary,
After a long trek, we finally made it to Jerusalem in time for Passover. There were streams of people on the roads and there is a festive feeling in the air. It is always an exciting time to come into Jerusalem. I can see the…

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…