Buckle with Fleur de Lys

Our (Virtual) Cabinet of Curiosities

Check out our newest "unidentified finds" and see if you can help!
Gaby Barkai head photo

What do YOU want to know?

What should we film next in our Temple Mount tour video playlist?
Zachi giving a tour near the Temple Mount

Virtual Tour of the Temple Mount

We are working to put our a full virtual tour of the Temple Mount as a YouTube playlist on our channel. Follow Sifting Project!
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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.
Police on Temple Mount
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Seeking Good in Temple Mount Terror Tragedy: Opportunity for Archaeological Discovery?

Police searching for hidden cache of weapons a unique opportunity to record hidden archaeology of Temple Mount?
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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,…
"Thank You!" with group photo of the staff at the lab in the background

What Can We Do with NIS 300,000?

End of the Giveback Campaign : Continuation at Half-shekel.org   We can’t believe that this campaign is already over. We are so grateful to each and every one of you who showed your support for our project and became a backer of this…
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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.
"Thank You!" with group photo of the staff at the lab in the background

Reaching Our Goal!

Shalom to all of our supporters,    We did it! Despite the difficulties and obstacles, we managed to exceed our first target and raise over NIS 250,000! Our deep and heartfelt thanks go out to the 889 backers who immediately came…
Gabi with the holocaust torah scroll
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A Baby, a Cradle, and a Torah that survived the Holocaust

The story of how Dr. Barkay survived the Holocaust with the Torah scroll hidden in his cradle.
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Early Islamic Destruction Layer?

Artifacts from Early Islamic Period may be from 658 CE earthquake.