Jerusalem Revealed: Archaeology in the Holy City 1968-1974
edited by Yigael Yadin
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A collection of material published in the Hebrew Quarterly Qadmoniot. This volume on Jerusalem reveals the major excavations undertaken since 1967 at several locations in the Old City, as well as other significant discoveries contributing toward the tracing of a history of Jerusalem over the last three millennia --- a history precious to Jews, Christians and Moslems alike.
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Table of Contents
Foreword
THE ANCIENT CITY
Jerusalem in the Biblical Period
B. Mazar
Jerusalem of the Second Temple PeriodM. Avi-Yonah
The Architecture of Jerusalem in the Second Temple PeriodN. Avigad
Excavations in Jerusalem — Review and EvaluationM. Avi-Yoilah
Excavations
The Archaeological Excavations near the Temple MountB. Mazar
Excavations in the Jewish Quarter of the Old City, 1969-1971N. Avigad
Excavations in the Jerusalem CitadelR. Amiran and A. Eitaii
Excavations in the Armenian GardenD. Bahat and M. Broshi
Excavations in the House of Calaphas, Mount ZionM. Broslii
The "Third Wall" of JerusalemS. BeN-Arieh
Tombs
A Pcccntly Discovered Monolothic Tomb in SiloamD. Ussishkin
The Tomb of a Nazirite on Mount ScopusN. Avigad
Five Jewish Burial-Caves on Mount ScopusR. Reich and H. Geva
A Burial-Cave of the Second Temple Period at Giv'at HamlvtarA. Kloner
The Burial of Simon the Temple BuilderV. Tzafcris
A New Tomb-Inscription from Giv'at HamivtarJ. Naveh
Water Supply
The Water Supply of Israelite JerusalemR. Amiran
The Aqueducts of JerusalemA. Mazar
Studies
The Location of the Seleucid Akra in JerusalemY. Tsafir
The Archaeological Peconstruction of the Antonia FortressP. Benoit, O.P.
The Gate of the Essenes and the Temple ScrollY. Yadin
MEDIEVAL CITY
The Islamic Architecture of JerusalemM. Rosen-Ayalon
The Area South of the Temple Mount in the Early Islamic PeriodM. Ben-Dov
Jerusalem in Crusader DaysJ. Prawer
Excavations at Tancred's TowerD. Bahat and M. Ben-Ari
The Lintels of the Holy SepulchreJ. Prawer
A Local Trend in Crusader Art in JerusalemN. Keenan
The Remains of an Ancient Synagogue on Mount ZionJ. W. Hirschberg
MODERN CITY
Reconstruction of the Jewish Quarter in the Old CityE. Netzer
Four Sephardi Synagogues in the Old CityD. Cassuto
The Ben-Zakkal Synagogues — Reconstruction and RestorationD. Tanai
The National Park in Jerusalem
D. Dvir
Tables of Major Archaeological Activities in Jerusalem since 1863Y. ShilohBibliography
Index
LIST OF MAPS
Jerusalem in First Temple times
Jerusalem in Second Temple times
Recent archaeological work in Jerusalem
Tombs in northern Jerusalem
Jerusalem aqueduct system
Haram esh-Sharif (Temple Mount)
Twelfth century map of Jerusalem
Crusader Jerusalem
Plan of National Park surrounding Old City
Excavations in the City of Jerusalem
Excavations in Jerusalem
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