{"id":3661,"date":"2017-08-29T20:21:07","date_gmt":"2017-08-29T18:21:07","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/tmsifting.org\/en\/?p=3661"},"modified":"2021-10-19T11:58:15","modified_gmt":"2021-10-19T08:58:15","slug":"our-virtual-cabinet-of-curiosities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tmsifting.org\/en\/2017\/08\/29\/our-virtual-cabinet-of-curiosities\/","title":{"rendered":"Our (Virtual) Cabinet of Curiosities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align:justify\">Hi everyone,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; We are hard at work in the lab continuing our research on the thousands of artifacts we\u2019ve recovered from the Temple Mount. We\u2019ve accomplished a lot in the last few months and we have catalogued most of our pottery and started working on drafts of the various chapters we hope to publish.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3691\" style=\"width: 214px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3691\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3691\" src=\"https:\/\/tmsifting.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/08\/cy1hzwqwqaa20ro_large.jpg?w=150\" alt=\"Cy1HZWqWQAA20ro.jpg_large\" width=\"204\" height=\"153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tmsifting.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/08\/cy1hzwqwqaa20ro_large.jpg 790w, https:\/\/tmsifting.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/08\/cy1hzwqwqaa20ro_large-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tmsifting.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/08\/cy1hzwqwqaa20ro_large-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 204px) 100vw, 204px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3691\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Imported Mycenaean pottery<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">With so much going on and so many new discoveries every day, \u201cOh look! We have a gorgeous piece of imported Mycenaean pottery\u201d and so forth, it\u2019s always interesting when we find something in the storeroom that no one is able to identify. We have an amazing team of researchers who specialize in all different kinds of materials and all different time periods, so it takes a lot to stump us, but it does happen. To help us with our research on these \u201cstumpers,\u201d we created <a href=\"https:\/\/tmsifting.org\/uifinds\/?to=main\">a website and a forum<\/a> for people to see our unidentified finds and help us out.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">Do you collect teacups? Are you an expert in Japanese imports from the last 200 years? Well this might be the day you can really help us out.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-3661 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tmsifting.org\/en\/2017\/08\/29\/our-virtual-cabinet-of-curiosities\/81260-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/tmsifting.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/08\/81260-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tmsifting.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/08\/81260-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/tmsifting.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/08\/81260-2-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3668'>\n\t\t\t\tUnidentified modern vessel with manufacturer&#8217;s mark visible. \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tmsifting.org\/en\/2017\/08\/29\/our-virtual-cabinet-of-curiosities\/attachment\/40502\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/tmsifting.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/08\/40502-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tmsifting.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/08\/40502-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/tmsifting.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/08\/40502-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3671'>\n\t\t\t\tUnidentified belt buckle with a Fleur de Lis\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">Do you hail from the great city of New Orleans or have a secret (or not so secret) collection of Fleur de Lis belt buckles? If you do, can you tell us when this style became popular, where these might have been sold, or have an idea about how this ended up on the Temple Mount? We think it might be Crusader.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1732\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1732\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1732\" src=\"\/\/tmsifting.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/10\/gdi.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"gdi\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tmsifting.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/10\/gdi.jpg 640w, https:\/\/tmsifting.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/10\/gdi-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1732\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Example of gadi material<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">It\u2019s amazing, but you really can help. Our intern last year, Hannah, decided to tackle what we were calling \u201cgadi material,\u201d since one of the examples had two incised symbols that resembled the ancient Hebrew letters \u05d2 and \u05d3. We\u2019d found a number of small fragments and had no idea what to make of them. We had some great suggestions on our website: \u201cThe object is probably an internal skeleton of a cephalopod like a squid known as a belemnite. It received mystical powers and was used as amulets for luck and success. A specimen found in Tiberas (751 AD) with the inscription of an Arabic name was analyzed by me (in press) based on the origin of this belemnite species form northwestern Europe. The present object is corroded and needs to be observed from all sides for possible identification and additional inscriptions. -Z. Lewy.\u201d Based on the picture, this was a really insightful comment, but in the end, after we tested the material, Hannah found that it was not organic, but slate. These were fragments of \u201cpencils\u201d used for writing on slate writing boards and can be dated to the last couple hundred years. More on this in future posts ;) .<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><span style=\"color:#008000\">See? Students! If you need a project, let us know!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">I just uploaded a few more unidentified finds to our growing database. Definitely take a minute to <a href=\"https:\/\/tmsifting.org\/uifinds\/?to=main\">check it out HERE <\/a>and see if you can help us identify those artifacts that have us scratching our heads. Or, see if there is a project you want to tackle using our material. Either way, it\u2019s a cool website to learn about the strange things found on the Temple Mount.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-3661 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tmsifting.org\/en\/2017\/08\/29\/our-virtual-cabinet-of-curiosities\/81260-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/tmsifting.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/08\/81260-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-3668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tmsifting.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/08\/81260-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/tmsifting.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/08\/81260-2-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-3668'>\n\t\t\t\tUnidentified modern vessel with manufacturer&#8217;s mark visible. \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tmsifting.org\/en\/2017\/08\/29\/our-virtual-cabinet-of-curiosities\/attachment\/19884\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/tmsifting.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/08\/19884-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tmsifting.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/08\/19884-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/tmsifting.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/08\/19884-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tmsifting.org\/en\/2017\/08\/29\/our-virtual-cabinet-of-curiosities\/attachment\/21257\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/tmsifting.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/08\/21257-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tmsifting.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/08\/21257-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/tmsifting.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/08\/21257-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tmsifting.org\/en\/2017\/08\/29\/our-virtual-cabinet-of-curiosities\/attachment\/40502\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/tmsifting.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/08\/40502-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-3671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tmsifting.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/08\/40502-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/tmsifting.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/08\/40502-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-3671'>\n\t\t\t\tUnidentified belt buckle with a Fleur de Lis\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a 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