A "Beka" barbell from the days of the First Temple was uncovered in the sifting of the dirt in Emek Tzurim. The weight bears writing in ancient Hebrew script, and was used to weigh the half shekel contribution that was brought to the temple
The discovery, from the time of Antigonus II Mattathias, the last of the Hasmonean kings, was found during the screening of dirt excavated under the Robinson Arch.
A Second Temple Period Ritual Bath Discovered in the City of David
A private ritual bath (mikveh) from the Second Temple period, was recently uncovered in the excavations north of the "Pilgrimage Road," alongside the main drainage channel from the Second Temple period conducted by the Israel Antiquities Authority in the City of David.
A rare stone seal from the First Temple period was Discovered in Jerusalem
On the seal, which was uncovered in the Israel Antiquities Authority excavations near the Western Wall and the City of David, appears a winged figure and a Hebrew name inscribed in the paleo-Hebrew script * The seal – “one of the most beautiful ever discovered” – was used to sign documents by a senior official in the Kingdom of Judah’s administration *
