{"id":669,"date":"2015-10-14T15:20:26","date_gmt":"2015-10-14T13:20:26","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/tmsifting.org\/en\/?page_id=669"},"modified":"2022-03-12T22:45:19","modified_gmt":"2022-03-12T20:45:19","slug":"further-reading","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tmsifting.org\/en\/further-reading\/","title":{"rendered":"Further Reading"},"content":{"rendered":"<section  class='av_textblock_section av-k0481wzs-a742751b2a580a72f8f5532128b2625d '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>To Learn more about the project you may read our preliminary reports and other publications that are listed below. To understand better the archaeological value of the finds check our <a href=\"https:\/\/tmsifting.org\/en\/methodology\/\">methodology explanation page<\/a>. You are also welcome to read selected blog posts and to subscribe to our <a href=\"\/en\/newsletter\">newsletter<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-16dbs5-3dbcc2f969fd935c84d94f741ad40083\">\n.flex_column.av-16dbs5-3dbcc2f969fd935c84d94f741ad40083{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-16dbs5-3dbcc2f969fd935c84d94f741ad40083 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><div  class='avia-builder-widget-area clearfix  avia-builder-el-2  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '><div id=\"linkcat-299\" class=\"widget clearfix widget_links\"><h3 class=\"widgettitle\">Articles from the Project<\/h3>\n\t<ul class='xoxo blogroll'>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.academia.edu\/1303937\/%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%99%D7%A7%D7%98_%D7%A1%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%95%D7%9F_%D7%94%D7%A2%D7%A4%D7%A8_%D7%9E%D7%94%D7%A8_%D7%94%D7%91%D7%99%D7%AA_-_%D7%93%D7%95_%D7%97_%D7%9E%D7%A7%D7%93%D7%9E%D7%99_%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%A9%D7%95%D7%9F\">2005 First Preliminary Report, NSOJ 11 (Hebrew)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.academia.edu\/1303948\/%D7%97%D7%99%D7%93%D7%95%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%9D_%D7%91%D7%9E%D7%A4%D7%A2%D7%9C_%D7%A1%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%95%D7%9F_%D7%94%D7%A2%D7%A4%D7%A8_%D7%9E%D7%94%D7%A8_-_%D7%94%D7%91%D7%99%D7%AA_-_%D7%93%D7%95_%D7%97_%D7%9E%D7%A7%D7%93%D7%9E\">2007 Second Preliminary Report, CDSAJ 2 (Hebrew)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.academia.edu\/1948739\/%D7%9E%D7%A4%D7%A2%D7%9C_%D7%A1%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%95%D7%9F_%D7%94%D7%A2%D7%A4%D7%A8_%D7%9E%D7%94%D7%A8_%D7%94%D7%91%D7%99%D7%AA_-_%D7%93%D7%95_%D7%97_%D7%9E%D7%A7%D7%93%D7%9E%D7%99_%D7%A9%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%A9%D7%99\">2012 Third Preliminaty Report, CDSAJ 7 (Hebrew)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.academia.edu\/28597009\/2015_Semi-Precious_Stones_from_the_Temple_Mount_Sifting_Project_and_their_Significance_NSOJ_21_Hebrew_\">2015 &quot;Semi-Precious Stones from the Temple Mount Sifting Project and their Significance&quot;, NSOJ 21 (Hebrew)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.academia.edu\/28397478\/2016_Reconstruction_of_the_Colored_Floors_of_the_Temple_Courtyards_of_the_Late_Second_Temple_CDSAJ_11_Hebrew_\">2016 &quot;Reconstruction of the Colored Floors of the Temple Courtyards of the Late Second Temple&quot;, CDSAJ 11 (Hebrew)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.academia.edu\/29497923\/Gabriel_Barkay_and_Zachi_Dvira_Relics_in_Rubble_The_Temple_Mount_Sifting_Project_BAR_nov_dec_2016\">2016 &quot;Relics in Rubble: The Temple Mount Sifting Project&quot;, BAR<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.academia.edu\/29498145\/Frankie_Snyder_Gabriel_Barkay_and_Zachi_Dvira_What_the_Temple_Mount_Floor_Looked_Like_BAR_nov_dec_2016\">2016 &quot;What the Temple Mount Floor Looked Like&quot;, BAR<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.academia.edu\/31116738\/Iron_Age_II_Figurine_Fragments_from_the_Temple_Mount_Soil._In_Baruch_E._and_Faust_A._eds_New_Studies_on_Jerusalem_Vol._22._Ramat-Gan_2017_English_abstract_\">2017 &quot;Iron Age II Figurine Fragments from the Temple Mount Soil&quot;, NSOJ 22 (English Abstract)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.equinoxpub.com\/home\/exploring-holy-land\/\">2019 &quot;Reconstruction of Crusader Floors in the Dome of the Rock Based on Picturesque Palestine Illustrations and Finds from the Temple Mount Sifting Project&quot;, In: Exploring the Holy Land: 150 Years of the PEF<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.academia.edu\/67494468\/Clay_Sealings_from_the_Temple_Mount_and_Their_Use_in_the_Temple_and_Royal_Treasuries\" title=\" In the course of sifting earth removed from the Temple Mount in  Jerusalem, dozens of clay sealings from the First Temple period were recovered. Among them was a sealing bearing the name of the priestly family of Immer. In-depth study of the writing on t\">2022 &quot;Clay Sealings from the Temple Mount and Their Use in the Temple and Royal Treasuries&quot;, Jerusalem Journal of Archaeology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s12520-022-01582-7\" title=\"An assemblage of 72 carnelian and agate beads recovered from secondary debris removal associated with the Temple Mount Project, Jerusalem, provides new insight into the long chronology of human activity in an area that saw multiple periods of building, de\">2022 &quot;Stone Beads from the Temple Mount, Jerusalem: A relative chronology through high\u2011resolution studies of bead technology&quot;, Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ins.org.il\/59\/\">2023 &quot;Two Noteworthy Byzantine Weights from Jerusalem\u2019s Temple Mount&quot;, INR 18<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.academia.edu\/125283011\/%D7%94%D7%A8_%D7%94%D7%91%D7%99%D7%AA_%D7%95%D7%94%D7%A2%D7%95%D7%A4%D7%9C_%D7%94%D7%96%D7%99%D7%A7%D7%94_%D7%91%D7%99%D7%9F_%D7%94%D7%90%D7%AA%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%9D_%D7%9C%D7%90%D7%95%D7%A8_%D7%94%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%AA%D7%95%D7\">2024 &quot;A Comparative Analysis of Iron Age IIB-C Finds from the Temple Mount Sifting Project and Other Jerusalem Sites&quot;, NSAJ<\/a><\/li>\n\n\t<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-14r43p-9112ff6d1310ed369053277e9c62d53a\">\n.flex_column.av-14r43p-9112ff6d1310ed369053277e9c62d53a{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-14r43p-9112ff6d1310ed369053277e9c62d53a av_one_half  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_half  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><div  class='avia-builder-widget-area clearfix  avia-builder-el-4  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '><div id=\"linkcat-300\" class=\"widget clearfix widget_links\"><h3 class=\"widgettitle\">Related Articles<\/h3>\n\t<ul class='xoxo blogroll'>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tmsifting.org\/articles\/makorrishon-9-av-5765.htm\">2005 &quot;For your servants have cherished her stones and favored her dust&quot;, MAKOR RISHON (Hebrew)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.academia.edu\/23834591\/Addressing_the_Issue_of_Temple_Mount_Pavements_During_the_Herodian_Period\">2007 &quot;Addressing the Issue of Temple Mount Pavements During the Herodian Period&quot;, NSOJ 13 (Hebrew)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.academia.edu\/1303951\/_New_Information_from_Various_Temple_Mount_Excavations_from_The_Last_Hundred_Years_NSOJ_14_Hebrew_\">2008 &quot;New Information from Various Temple Mount Excavations from The Last Hundred Years&quot;, NSOJ 14 (Hebrew)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.academia.edu\/1303992\/%D7%AA%D7%91%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%98_%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%99_%D7%A9%D7%9C_%D7%A7%D7%A0%D7%98%D7%90%D7%95%D7%A8_%D7%9E%D7%94%D7%A8_%D7%94%D7%91%D7%99%D7%AA\">2009 &quot;A Roman Period Centaur Relief from the Temple Mount&quot;, NSOJ 15 (Hebrew)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.academia.edu\/29026809\/2011_A_Fiscal_Bulla_from_the_Slopes_of_the_Temple_Mount_Evidence_for_the_Taxation_System_of_the_Judean_Kingdom_NSOJ_17_Hebrew_\">2011 &quot;A Fiscal Bulla from the Slopes of the Temple Mount \u2013 Evidence for the Taxation System of the Judean Kingdom&quot;, NSOJ 17 (Hebrew)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.academia.edu\/1303962\/%D7%9E%D7%A6%D7%91%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%99_%D7%90%D7%A9%D7%A4%D7%94_%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%9E%D7%99_%D7%94%D7%91%D7%99%D7%AA_%D7%94%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%A9%D7%95%D7%9F_%D7%95%D7%94%D7%A9%D7%A0%D7%99_%D7%91%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%93%D7%95%D7%AA\">2011 &quot;Secondary Refuse Aggregates from the First and Second Temple Periods on the Eastern Slope of the Temple Mount&quot;, NSOJ 17 (Hebrew)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.academia.edu\/107586354\/Farhi_Y_2023_A_New_Type_of_Roman_Period_Clay_Tokens_from_Jerusalem?uc-sb-sw=1266414\">2023. &quot;A New Type of Roman Period Clay Tokens from Jerusalem&quot;, Tokens in Classical Athens and Beyong<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.academia.edu\/121678717\/Gabriel_Barkay_A_living_Legend_Archaeologist\">2024 Gabriel Barkay A living Legend Archaeologist<\/a><\/li>\n\n\t<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-rvcvx-c8149501503284bdbdd8e29f3946c63b\">\n.flex_column.av-rvcvx-c8149501503284bdbdd8e29f3946c63b{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-rvcvx-c8149501503284bdbdd8e29f3946c63b av_one_half  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><div  class='avia-builder-widget-area clearfix  avia-builder-el-6  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '><div id=\"linkcat-298\" class=\"widget clearfix widget_links\"><h3 class=\"widgettitle\">Selected Media Reports<\/h3>\n\t<ul class='xoxo blogroll'>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tmsifting.org\/sifting\/media\/2005-4-15%20Jpost.jpg\">2005-04-15 JPOST: Temple Mount relics saved from garbage<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tmsifting.org\/sifting\/media\/Jpost28-09-05.htm\">2005-09-28 JPOST: Jerusalem Post: First Temple-era seal discovered<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tmsifting.org\/sifting\/media\/AP-17-11-06.htm\">2006-11-17 AP: At Jerusalem holy site, one religion\u2019s trash is another\u2019s treasure trove<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smithsonianmag.com\/history-archaeology\/What-is-Beneath-the-Temple-Mount.html\">2011-04 Smithsonian: What is Beneath the Temple Mount<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.esramagazine.com\/blog\/post\/temple-mount-archaeology\">2014-07 Esra Magazine: Sifting by volunteers reveals hidden story<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jpost.com\/Israel-News\/Rare-3000-year-old-King-David-era-seal-discovered-by-Temple-Mount-Sifting-Project-419024\">2015-09-24 JPost: Rare 3,000-year-old King David era seal discovered by Temple Mount Sifting Project<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/jewish\/archaeology\/.premium-1.681034\">2015-10-18 Haaretz: Uncovering Jerusalem&#039;s History in the Rubble of Temple Mount<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/archeologists-restore-flooring-that-adorned-the-second-temple-of-jerusalem\/\">2016-09-17 Scientific American: Reconstruction of Second Temple Floors<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/UNESCO\u2019s%20Jerusalem%20resolution%20ignores%20Christian%20roots,%20too\">2016-10-16 TOI: UNESCO\u2019s Jerusalem resolution ignores Christian roots, too<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/jerusalem\/Temple-Mount-sifting-project-at-a-crossroads-500232\">2017-07-20 JPOST: Temple Mount sifting project at a crossroads<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/Magazine\/Disproving-Temple-Mount-denial-one-bucket-at-a-time-506539\">2017-10-06 JPOST: Disproving &#039;Temple Mount denial&#039; one bucket at a time<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jewishpress.com\/news\/israel\/jerusalem\/temple-mount-sifting-making-a-comeback-with-sift-at-home-project\/2018\/05\/17\/\">2018-05-17 Jewish Press: Temple Mount Sifting Making a Comeback with Sift at Home Project<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/extremely-rare-4th-century-bce-jewish-minted-coins-unearthed-in-jerusalem\/\">2018-05-24 JPOST: 3 tiny, extremely rare 4th century BCE Jewish-minted coins found in Jerusalem<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/muslim-cleanup-project-illegally-disturbed-removed-ancient-soil-on-temple-mt\/\">2018-06-22 TOI: Muslim cleanup project \u2018illegally disturbed, removed\u2019 ancient soil on Temple Mt<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.equinoxpub.com\/home\/exploring-holy-land\/\">2019 &quot;Reconstruction of Crusader Floors in the Dome of the Rock Based on Picturesque Palestine Illustrations and Finds from the Temple Mount Sifting Project&quot;, In: Exploring the Holy Land: 150 Years of the PEF<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/temple-mount-sifting-project-reboots-to-seek-more-direct-evidence-of-1st-temple\/\">2019-06-07 TOI: Temple Mount Sifting Project reboots, aims to salvage ancient temple artifacts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/israel-news\/sifting-the-past-605135\">2019-10-20 JPOST: Temple Mount project: Salvaging heritage from archaeological crime debris<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/temple-mount-sifting-project-uncovers-3000-year-old-gold-bead-lost-on-holy-site\/\">2020-11-26 TOI: Gold bead, apparently lost on Temple Mount 3,000 years ago, found by 9-year-old<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/israel-news\/sifting-the-past-605135\">2021-06-16 TOI: Podcast: On 9 B\u2019Av, find evidence of destruction at Temple Mount Sifting Project<\/a><\/li>\n\n\t<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-d8139-c1e26271f48f28e08885625f829d12e6\">\n.flex_column.av-d8139-c1e26271f48f28e08885625f829d12e6{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-d8139-c1e26271f48f28e08885625f829d12e6 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-ag4n1-e87a5d266b8d239eeeb0e59700e4905b '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3><strong>Important Posts<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>2011-Dec-28: <a href=\"\/\/tmsifting.org\/en\/2011\/12\/28\/finds-from-the-first-and-second-temple-period-city-dumps-at-the-eastern-slopes-of-the-temple-mount\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Finds from the First and Second Temple Period city dumps at the Eastern slopes of the Temple\u00a0Mount<\/a><\/li>\n<li>2016-July-21: <a href=\"https:\/\/tmsifting.org\/en\/2016\/07\/21\/what-is-this\/\">What is this?<\/a><\/li>\n<li>2016-Oct-14: <a title=\"Permanent Link: Archaeological Evidence of the Jewish Temples on the Temple Mount\" href=\"https:\/\/tmsifting.org\/en\/2016\/10\/14\/archaeological-proof-of-the-jewish-temples-on-the-temple-mount\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Archaeological Evidence of the Jewish Temples on the Temple Mount <\/a><\/li>\n<li>2017-Apr-02: <a title=\"Permanent Link: Is this the End of the Sifting Project?\" href=\"https:\/\/tmsifting.org\/en\/2017\/04\/02\/is-this-the-end-of-the-sifting-project\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Is this the End of the Sifting Project? <\/a><\/li>\n<li>2017-Jun-09: <a title=\"Permanent Link: Treasures in the British Mandate Archives\" href=\"https:\/\/tmsifting.org\/en\/2017\/06\/09\/treasures-in-the-british-mandate-archives\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Treasures in the British Mandate Archives <\/a><\/li>\n<li>2017-Jul-23: <a title=\"Permanent Link: Solomon\u2019s Stables: History and Destruction\" href=\"https:\/\/tmsifting.org\/en\/2017\/07\/23\/solomons-stables-history-and-destructionruction\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Solomon\u2019s Stables: History and Destruction <\/a><\/li>\n<li>2018-Jan-17: <a title=\"Permanent Link: Mycenaean Imports Early in Jerusalem\u2019s History\" href=\"https:\/\/tmsifting.org\/en\/2018\/01\/17\/greek-imports-early-in-jerusalems-history\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Mycenaean Imports Early in Jerusalem\u2019s History <\/a><\/li>\n<li>2019-Apr-07: <a title=\"Permanent Link: Two Important Announcements\" href=\"https:\/\/tmsifting.org\/en\/2019\/04\/07\/two-important-announcements\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Two Important Announcements<\/a><\/li>\n<li>2019-Jun-11: <a title=\"Permanent Link: Marvelous opening day\" href=\"https:\/\/tmsifting.org\/en\/2019\/06\/11\/marvelous-opening-day\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Marvelous opening day<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Post Series<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tmsifting.org\/en\/tag\/temple-mount-in-12-objects\/\">The History of the Temple Mount in 12 Objects<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tmsifting.org\/en\/tag\/find-of-the-month\/\">Find of the Month<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tmsifting.org\/en\/category\/staff-spotlight\/\">Staff 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