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Find And Finder Of The Month: July 2023, The Juarez Family from Mexico Found a Scales Beam Fragment
The Juarez Family with the scales beam
In July 2023, the Juarez family from Mexico discovered a fragment of a scales beam. As mentioned in our previous "Find of the Month" post, we are catching up on posts that were delayed due to the war.This…
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A Real Estate Investment which is also a Donation
The following post is unusual in that it is not about archaeology, but about a touching story, Hebrew poetry and also an invitation to invest in real estate in Jerusalem with an amazing return, which is in effect a contribution to the Sifting…
The History of the Temple Mount in 12 Objects
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![gibeon sealing found in the sifting](https://tmsifting.org/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/03/Gibeon-Sealing-440.jpg)
![First Temple period arrowhead](https://tmsifting.org/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/10/First-Temple-period-arrowhead-440.png)
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Find of the Month
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Find And Finder Of The Month: July 2023, The Juarez Family from Mexico Found a Scales Beam Fragment
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Find and Finder of the Month: Brad Schwartz from Seattle Found a Marble Chancel Screen Fragment.
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Find and Finder of the Month: Robert Kolb found a Spindle Whorl with a significant number
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Find and Finders of the Month: André and Daniela Lopes Found a Piece of a Stone Vessel
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Find and Finder of the Month: Yarden Shor discovered an 8th Century CE Arabic inscription
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Find and Finder of the Month: A Rare Gold Bead from the First Temple Period found by Binyamin Milt
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![Joe Putting with his find](https://tmsifting.org/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/joe-putting2-440.jpeg)
![Doric column capital found in the sifting](https://tmsifting.org/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/07/doric-long-440.jpg)
![Nicole Perez with her find](https://tmsifting.org/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Nicole-Perez-with-her-find-440.jpeg)
![Murex seashell found in the sifting](https://tmsifting.org/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/Murex-seashell-found-in-the-sifting-440.jpeg)
![bone playing piece](https://tmsifting.org/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/bone-playing-piece-440.jpg)
![John and the column fragment](https://tmsifting.org/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/11/John-and-the-column-fragment-440.jpg)
![Figurine fragment or Naya Korshaya](https://tmsifting.org/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/11/figurine-fragment-or-Naya-Korshaya-440.jpg)
![Dome of the Rock on Mother-of-Pearl Inlay](https://tmsifting.org/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/10/Dome-of-the-Rock-on-Mother-of-Pearl-Inlay-440.jpg)
![pearl bead and square mother of pearl inlay both found on the same day](https://tmsifting.org/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/10/pearl-bead-and-square-mother-of-pearl-inlay-both-found-on-the-same-day-440.jpg)
![Bone spindle whorl](https://tmsifting.org/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/10/bone-spindle-whorl-440.jpg)
Team Spotlight
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![Gabi with the holocaust torah scroll](https://tmsifting.org/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/04/Gabi-with-the-holocaust-torah-scroll-440.jpg)
![Zachi sifting with young volunteers](https://tmsifting.org/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/Zachi-sifting-with-young-volunteers-440.jpg)
![Peretz Reuven](https://tmsifting.org/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/11/Peretz-Reuven-440.jpg)
![Hannah Ripps and Renata Roitman](https://tmsifting.org/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/10/Hannah-Ripps-and-Renata-Roitman-440.jpg)
![Jennifer with mosaic stones in a bucket](https://tmsifting.org/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/10/Jennifer-with-mosaic-stones-in-a-bucket-440.jpg)
![Hillel holding a cake decorated with ancient Hebrew writing](https://tmsifting.org/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/10/Hillel-holding-a-cake-decorated-with-ancient-Hebrew-writing-440.jpg)
![Hands sifting over a sifting net](https://tmsifting.org/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/10/Hands-sifting-over-a-sifting-net-440.jpg)
![Aaron Greener](https://tmsifting.org/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/10/Aaron-Greener-440.jpg)
Aaron Greener: It Figures: TMSP Staff are Experts in their Field
Research
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Special Gala Event Showcasing New Discoveries from the Temple Mount Sifting Project Research
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An Important Letter from the Temple Mount Sifting Project
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The First International Academic Conference on New Studies in Temple Mount Research
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Analysis of Clay Sealings Revealed Evidence of the Temple Treasury and the Royal Treasury of the Kingdom of Judah in the First Temple Period
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![Haggai sorting pottery in the lab](https://tmsifting.org/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/02/Hagai-Lab-440.jpg)
Not as you thought: The most significant archaeological work is in the lab and not at the dig…
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![Mycenean painted potttery sherd](https://tmsifting.org/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/01/lba-mycenean-32223-440.jpg)
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Treasures in the British Mandate Archives
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TMSP Terracotta Figurines in the Ira and Ingeborg Rennert Conference of New Studies of Jerusalem
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![Evidence from artifacts from the Temple Mount](https://tmsifting.org/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/Evidence-from-artifacts-from-the-Temple-Mount-440.jpg)
![enigmatic ball-shaped find](https://tmsifting.org/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/12/enigmatic-ball-shaped-find-440.jpg)
![handle with seal impression](https://tmsifting.org/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/12/handle-with-seal-impression-440.jpg)
![assorted beads in a row](https://tmsifting.org/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/11/assorted-beads-in-a-row-440.jpg)
![Peretz Reuven](https://tmsifting.org/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/11/Peretz-Reuven-440.jpg)
![Map of the Temple Mount grounds](https://tmsifting.org/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/10/Map-of-the-Temple-Mount-grounds-440.jpg)
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For the First Time, Archeologists Restore Flooring from Second Temple Courtyard in Jerusalem
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![Crusader geometric floor patterns](https://tmsifting.org/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/10/Crusader-geometric-floor-patterns-440.jpg)
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Aaron Greener: It Figures: TMSP Staff are Experts in their Field
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Rare Egyptian Amulet Bearing Name of Ancient Pharaoh Found in Earth Discarded from Temple Mount
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Reconstruction of Crusader Floors in the Dome of the Rock Based on Picturesque Palestine Illustrations and Finds from the Temple Mount Sifting Project
![Pottery sherd with etched menorah](https://tmsifting.org/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/10/pottery-sherd-with-etched-menorah-440.jpg)
![Opus sectile floor on the Temple Mount](https://tmsifting.org/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/10/Opus-sectile-floor-on-the-Temple-Mount-440.jpg)
A Brief Report about Carpets Replacements and the Floors in the Dome of the Rock
![Jewlry finds from the sifting](https://tmsifting.org/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/10/Jewlry-finds-from-the-sifting-440.jpg)
![statistical distribution table of vegetables](https://tmsifting.org/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/10/statistical-distribution-table-of-vegetables-440.png)
![figurine fragments from the sifting](https://tmsifting.org/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/10/figurine-fragments-from-the-sifting-440.jpg)
Finds from the First and Second Temple Period city dumps at the Eastern slopes of the Temple Mount
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A Letter from Dr. Ron Beals Sharing his Experience in the Sifting Project
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New Substantial Discoveries in Past Waqf Excavations on Temple Mount
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- 2020-11-26 TOI: Gold bead, apparently lost on Temple Mount 3,000 years ago, found by 9-year-old
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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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