This volume is the first in a series describing the results of the salvage excavations conducted in the northwestern part of the Western Wall Plaza, between the years 2005 and 2010, 2017 on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority... more
This volume is the first in a series describing the results of the salvage excavations conducted in the northwestern part of the Western Wall Plaza, between the years 2005 and 2010, 2017 on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA). The remains of the Second Temple period - the northernmost section of te Low Level Aqueduct, and other installations are described in Chapter 2. The architecture and stratigraphy of the Eastern Cardo - the main thoroughfare of Aelia Capitolina, in the Roman and Byzantine periods (second–early seventh centuries CE), are described in Chapter 3. The architectural decoration of the Cardo is addressed in Chapter 4 (Orit Peleg-Barkat), and the board games that were incised on its flagstones are discussed in Chapter 5 (Michael Sebbane). The coins of the Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine periods are published in Chapter 6 (Gabriela Bijovsky). The archaeological finds within their urban context are briefly discussed in Chapter 7 (Shlomit Weksler-Bdolah). A geological overview of stone utilization in Jerusalem and the site appears in Appendix 1 (Dan Gill). The list of loci and walls was compiled in Appendix 2 (Shua Kisilevitz).
- AN EXCEPTIONAL BYZANTINE MOSAIC
- A REPRESENTATION OF JERUSALEM IN THE 6th CENTURY
- UNE MOSAÏQUE BYZANTINE EXCEPTIONNELLE
- UNE REPRÉSENTATION DE JÉRUSALEM AU VIe SIÈCLE
Since it was discovered in the 19th century, Wilson’s Arch has been at the heart of discussions about Jerusalem’s urban development. We excavated beneath the arch for three consecutive years and exposed eight strata ranging from the... more
Since it was discovered in the 19th century, Wilson’s Arch has been at the heart of discussions about Jerusalem’s urban development. We excavated beneath the arch for three consecutive years and exposed eight strata ranging from the Hasmonean period to Ottoman times. Here we present our results and discuss our finds with particular emphasis on two issues: the date of the arch’s construction and the discovery of a small 2nd century CE theatre-like structure.
Following the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 CE, the Roman presence brought with it new ceramic building materials, including bricks, roof tiles, pipes, and tubuli, usually in relation to public buildings, particularly bathhouses. Among... more
Following the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 CE, the Roman presence brought with it new ceramic building materials, including bricks, roof tiles, pipes, and tubuli, usually in relation to public buildings, particularly bathhouses. Among the most well-known are the tiles bearing stamps of the Tenth Roman Legion. In the Byzantine Period, such materials were stamped with private Greek names. A group of tiles uncovered in the Wilson’s Arch excavations fill the chronological gap between the legionary production and the Byzantine period and display the name of Colonia Aelia Capitolina. These were made from a different ceramic ‘recipe’ than the legionary tiles, indicating they were produced in a separate workshop and implying a shift in the third century CE from military production (and ownership) of public buildings to municipalinitiated construction projects. These tiles support the theory that the original civic centre of Aelia Capitolina was located directly west of the Temple Mount.
This article presents a group of ceramic building materials (bricks and pipes) from the city of Aelia Capitolina. This group bears rare impressions consisting of three Latin letters: IVL. The IVL group is studied typologically and... more
This article presents a group of ceramic building materials (bricks and pipes) from the city of Aelia Capitolina. This group bears rare impressions consisting of three Latin letters: IVL. The IVL group is studied typologically and petrographically, suggesting that a private workshop operated in Aelia Capitolina no later than the 3rd century CE. Petrographically, the IVL group is different from the well-known ceramic building materials bearing impressions of the Xth Roman legion Fretensis, manufactured in the kilnworks near the Jerusalem International Convention Center (Binyanei Ha'Uma). This suggests that the IVL group was not produced in the legionary workshop. The current study is an additional facet contributing to the discussion on the various modes of production of ceramic building materials in Jerusalem during the Late Roman period. Further examined is the relation between military, municipal and private ceramic production, possibly as a mirror of the municipal development and processes that Jerusalem underwent during the period under discussion, and the role of the City of David within these processes.
Since it was discovered in the 19th century, Wilson’s Arch has been at the heart of discussions about Jerusalem’s urban development. We excavated beneath the arch for three consecutive years and exposed eight strata ranging from the... more
Since it was discovered in the 19th century, Wilson’s Arch has been at the heart of discussions about Jerusalem’s urban development. We excavated beneath the arch for three consecutive years and exposed eight strata ranging from the Hasmonean period to Ottoman times. Here we present our results and discuss our finds with particular emphasis on two issues: the date of the arch’s construction and the discovery of a small 2nd century CE theatre-like structure.
3. Brian Duvick, “Eudocia’s Euergetism: Patchwork Salvation in the Kingdom of Exile,” 44th European Studies Conference, University of Nebraska at Omaha, 4-5 October 2019.
