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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 433

Gabriel Barkay

A First Temple-era gold bead discovered in earth from the Temple Mount Sifting Project. (courtesy)
November 26, 2020, 7:29 pm
Gold bead, apparently lost on Temple Mount 3,000 years ago, found by 9-year-old
When Binyamin Milt uncovered the bead as he sifted earth for Temple Mount Sifting Project, it was so well-preserved that archaeologists initially didn’t realize its unique nature
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Minister of Jerusalem Affairs and Heritage Zeev Elkin (left), Director of American Friends of Beit Orot Shlomo Zwickler (right), and archaeologist Prof. Gabriel Barkay (far right) sift for artifacts at the relaunch of the Temple Mount Sifting Project, June 2, 2019. (Yosef Huri)
June 7, 2019, 2:04 pm
Temple Mount Sifting Project reboots, aims to salvage ancient temple artifacts
At Jerusalem Day event, minister vows funds for project in which 500,000 artifacts from all eras of J’lem settlement have already been found in dirt illegally dumped by Muslim Waqf
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Moshe Dayan at the Temple Mount, June 7, 1967 (Ilan Bruner / GPO)
May 24, 2017, 1:36 am
New Six Day War artifacts hint at a battle on the Temple Mount
Bullets, shell casings discovered in rubble and examined by the Temple Mount Sifting Project raise questions about fight for Judaism’s holiest site during the 1967 war
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Fragment of a stone finger from what archaeologists suspect may have been an Egyptian statue, found in the fill removed from the Temple Mount. (Temple Mount Sifting Project)
April 9, 2017, 3:16 pm
As they bid for survival, archaeologists point to ‘Egyptian’ finger from Temple Mount
Inch-and-a-half-long stone fragment may be from Late Bronze Age Egypt, Temple Mount Sifting Project says, but research and funding needed to ascertain it
By Ilan Ben Zion
Volunteers and employees pick through finds at the Temple Mount Sifting Project in Emek Tzurim, located on the Mount of Olives, near Jerusalem's Old City on March 10, 2014. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
April 5, 2017, 6:04 pm
Netanyahu intervenes to save Temple Mount sifting project
Days after archaeological site said it would close for lack of cash, PM steps in, saying funding will continue
By Ilan Ben Zion and Sue Surkes
The Temple Mount Sifting Project in Emek Tzurim, located on Mt Olives, near Jerusalem's Old City on March 10, 2014. (photo credit: Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
April 3, 2017, 12:18 pm
Sifting for Temple Mount artifacts halts as funding dries up
Temple Mount Sifting Project announces it’s ‘on the verge of closure’ after 13 years of operations; seeks state, public assistance after City of David pulls support
By Ilan Ben Zion
Archaeologist Gabriel Barkay (right) talks with American university students from UCLA on the Temple Mount on January 1, 2017. (Ilan Ben Zion/Times of Israel)
January 3, 2017, 3:39 pm
Islamic guards try to boot guide for saying ‘Temple Mount’ on Temple Mount
Waqf officials haul Israeli archaeologist in front of Israeli police for not using term ‘Haram al-Sharif’ during historical tour of site; police advise him to refrain from saying ‘Temple Mount’ for rest of visit
By Ilan Ben Zion
This image released by the Ir David Foundation - City of David on Tuesday, April 19, 2016 shows Neshama Spielman with an ancient Egyptian amulet dating back more than 3,200 years to the days of the Pharaohs discovered by the 12-year-old Israeli girl. Spielman and her family took part in the Temple Mount Sifting Project, an initiative to sort through earth discarded from the area of the biblical temples in Jerusalem. (Adina Graham, Ir David Foundation - City of David via AP)
April 19, 2016, 3:30 pm
Girl, 12, finds ancient Egyptian amulet at Jerusalem dig
Pendant dating to 13th century BCE bears name of conquering Pharaoh Thutmose III
By Stuart Winer
Israel Air Force cadets learn about the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City Davidson Archeology Park, on April 12, 2016. (Amanda Borschel-Dan/Times of Israel)
April 19, 2016, 3:17 pm
Should ancient stones topple Netanyahu’s Western Wall deal?
Excavating the effects of a planned egalitarian prayer pavilion on the archaeological site intended to house it, The Times of Israel sifts through remnants of ancient civilizations — and modern power struggles
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
A view of the Greek Compound in Abu Tor from the Old City's Jaffa Gate (Sue Surkes/Times of Israel)
March 14, 2016, 10:35 am
Luxury complex threatens ancient site on Jerusalem’s Hill of Evil Counsel
Plan to build hotel, high-end apartments on one of last remaining unspoiled ridges surrounding Old City is opposed by residents, archaeologists
By ToI Staff
In this Sunday, April 19, 2015 photo, workers place carpets over ancient floor designs in the cave under the Dome of the Rock shrine in Jerusalem. The Dome of the Rock enshrines the large rock slab where Muslim tradition says Mohammed ascended to heaven. Jews believe the rock may be where the holiest part of the two ancient temples stood about 2,000 years ago. (photo credit: AP/Mahmoud Illean)
April 21, 2015, 5:55 pm
New carpets at Dome of Rock spark religious row, rekindle Holy Ark mystery
Archaeologists fume as new rugs laid at Jerusalem shrine, covering geometric patterns that some claim point to sacred Temple artifact hidden beneath
By Daniel Estrin
The Emek Tzurim National Park and the Temple Mount Sifting Project site, with the Dome of the Rock in the background (photo credit: Ilan Ben Zion/Times of Israel staff)
June 6, 2014, 11:46 am
Temple Mount archaeological project yields treasure, unearths conflict
Sifting through earth removed from holy site gleans rare artifacts going back thousands of years, but Prof. Gabriel Barkay’s methods stir controversy
By Ilan Ben Zion
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