The project has brought to light tens of various-sized building stones, along with quarrying and cutting trenches that outline the size of the blocks extracted.
In a powerful display of resilience and Jewish pride, a group of Jews recently visited the Arch of Titus in Rome, singing "If I Forget You, Oh Jerusalem."
A new research project sheds light on the power of the Roman army and the locations of their attack on Jerusalem in the battle that led to the destruction of the Second Temple.
The earth covering the courtyard contained some large building stones, some of which are elaborate architectural elements associated with the 2nd Temple period.
To date, approximately 600 colored stone floor tile segments have been discovered, with many of them dated to the Herodian Second Temple period. The Temple Mount Sifting Project was established in response to the illegal removal of tons of antiquities-rich earth from the Temple Mount by the Islamic Waqf.
Archaeologists discovered a flight of stairs in the shape of a pyramid that is 2,000 years old in Jerusalem's City of David National Park. The stairs were likely used by Jewish pilgrims on the way to the Second Temple.
Time and again, the Land of Israel reveals its hidden treasures testifying to its Jewish history. This time, an ancient ritual bath with mysterious inscriptions and pictures was found in Jerusalem.