ISRAEL
Need to know
Getting here
By bus: on lines 17, 19, 19A, 30, 34, 34A, 42, 48A, 53, 68, to the stop "Martin Buber/Har HaTsofim Tunnel". By car: free parking in Hadassah Lampel St., or municipal parking lot on Binyamin Mazar St.
Contact us
- Email Temple Mount Sifting Project- HaMasu'ot Lookout
- +972 2-566-5491
Address
Israel Archaeology Foundation, Jerusalem
Food & Drink
Bring with your own - there are picnic tables shaded by pine trees on the site.
Getting around town
Bus / train - a one-day pass is available (travellers need to purchase a rav-kav transport card - available on buses). Taxi
What lies hidden in the Temple Mount soil? What will you find?
Meet the Team
Yossi Lalouche
Manager
Site and staff manager
Activities
What to do while you're here
Wet-sift soil that was removed from the Temple Mount site, to find hidden archaeological artifacts. The site also offers a fantastic view over Jerusalem, an exhibit of archaeological finds (including arrow heads from the First Temple period, coins from the Second Temple period, floor tiles from the Temple Courtyard and more. There is also an exhibition of 19th century drawings of Jerusalem, and a film about the history of the sifting project. Sites to visit nearby: the Yehudaiya viewpoint, the Mt Scopus Botanical gardens (including Nikanor's cave), Augusta Victoria hospital, and the Jerusalem Path.
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