Awareness regarding accessibility of infrastructure and services has increased in recent years, but in Jerusalem it is still not easy to find sites that offer accessibility, due to topographical, archaeological, and other reasons. The city, which is surrounded by hills, and full of historic locations and an abundance of preserved archaeological sites, is behind in accessible infrastructure to provide equal access for people with disabilities.
Many finds have been discovered in the City of David excavations, and they provide non-verbal testimony to the destruction of Jerusalem, both in the Babylonian period and in the Roman period. More than a thousand years after the destruction of the Second Temple, Jerusalem’s walls were breached again on the same date.
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
A “Lucky” Bronze Oil Lamp Meant for Good Fortune Was Uncovered During Excavations
The First Discovery of its Kind in Jerusalem and One of the Few in the World:
A “Lucky” Bronze Oil Lamp Meant for Good Fortune Was Uncovered During Excavations of the City of David’s Pilgrimage Road
