Early Roman Period/Second Temple Mount Period 2002 Overview

The Early Roman Period/Second Temple Mount Period (1st century BCE - 1st century CE) in the Temple Mount Excavations
Eilat Mazar
For ten years (1968-1978) Pro£ Benjamin Mazar excavated south and west of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, but he unfortunately passed away without completing the final report of this extremely significant dig.
An academic committee of Hebrew University was appointed to supervise the publication of the final report and the applicant was designated to head the project. This application is supported by this academic committee, and letters of support from two senior Hebrew University scholars are appended to this application. With the help of two previous White-Levy grants, the applicant completed the work necessary to publish the Late Roman period (2nd-3rd centuries C.E.). This application is for three years to enable us to do the same with respect to the Early Roman/Second Temple period (lst century B.C.-lst century C.E.). The staff is largely the same as in the previous applications. Hebrew University will supply us with space and facilities.
The finds of this period, also known as the Herodian period, are particularly rich, allowing us to reconstruct the vicinity of the Temple Mount, the life of the people, the worship activities in the Temple itself, all in light of the great historical events that were occurring at the time. The final report will also include a number of appendices by specialists. The main part of the volume will include a detailed description of the many finds and a stratigraphic analysis of the various structural remains, as well as the preparation of the graphic material (plans, sections, photographs). The structures will be compared to similar buildings in other Second Temple Period sites, and other sites in the Roman Empire.