Abstract
In July–August 1949, an excavation was conducted in west Jerusalem, in the area of the Arab village of Sheikh Badr that resided in Jerusalem until 1948 (map ref. 219/632). The excavation, on behalf of the Department of Antiquities and Museums, was directed by M. Avi-Yonah. Two areas were excavated (c. 1750 square meters) in which seven probes were opened. The remains of several occupation layers were exposed, consisting of complex of horizontal and vertical rock-cut formations oriented north–south and east–west. The remains included foundations, walls, buildings, caves and cisterns – some of which were plastered. A large cave with hewn stairs was exposed in the eastern side of the site. In the north were a large hewn pool, and beside it a smaller pool and a large pit with stairs. The bottom of the pool had been covered with two layers of plaster (thickness 0.3–0.4 m), between which pottery was found that the excavator ascribed to the time of the Early Roman period.
Keywords
foundations, walls, buildings, caves, cisterns, Early Roman period
Excavator
Jacob Kaplan
License Number
8/1949
Excavation Date
1-1-1949
Recommended Citation
Avi-Yonah M. , 1949. Jerusalem, Sheikh Badr 8/1949 (A. Dayan ed.). In Favissa: Past Archaeological Excavation Reports. https://publications.iaa.org.il/favissa/3
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