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Like Clay – Yom Kippur Reflections from the Temple Mount Sifting Project

The soil of the Temple Mount has yielded thousands of finds that reflect the very crafts described in the Like Clay poem. Every item uncovered in the sifting also tells of the ancient workmanship that brought it into being - many of them the very arts portrayed in the poem.

Find and Finder of the Month: Adam Cohen found a Hellenistic Lead Sling Bullet

Everyone knows that David fell Goliath with a pinpointed pebble stone from a sling. But did you know that sling bullets were still commonly in use a thousand years later? During the summer season, Adam Cohen from Jerusalem uncovered what may…