Comments on BiblePlaces Blog: Finds from the Temple Mount

There is an interesting article in the current BAR...

2006-11-12T15:45:00.000-06:00

There is an interesting article in the current BAR about the Roman occupation of Jerusalem and the view that the garrison stationed there after 70 was actually on the Temple Mount. Interesting timing on your post, Todd!
What a treat for the students as well! Oh to be there again!

D'oh!!! If 2 years are 1/10th, then, he should be...

2006-11-10T14:00:00.000-06:00

D'oh!!! If 2 years are 1/10th, then, he should be here 20 more years (not 10, but still reasonable, & still plenty of time for him to share his expertise at other excavations).

Hey, hold on just a minute! They've been sifting ...

2006-11-10T12:27:00.000-06:00

Hey, hold on just a minute! They've been sifting the material for "two years", they've searched "less than half" so far, & it may take Gabriel Barkay "the rest of his life"?

I surely hope he will live more than 2 years! Even if they've only sifted 1/10th of the debris, I certainly hope he'll be around for more than 10 years! Would to God that all the great Biblical archeologists live at least as long as Avraham Biran has!

P.S. Thanks for the fresh photos!

(P.P.S. "An inscription from monumental arch" needs an indefinite article, although it sounds the way Gabriel Barkay talks! You can delete this P.P.S. after you fix it; maybe you could put it in quotes.)

Thanks for this Todd, very useful indeed and I'm e...

2006-11-10T12:07:00.000-06:00

Thanks for this Todd, very useful indeed and I'm especially looking forward to the website you mention in your last paragraph.