September 28, 2025

Bet Neqofa (South)

Key Points

The excavation uncovered significant artifacts related to local history, enhancing understanding of the region's past.
Key findings included pottery and numismatic evidence, which provide insights into economic activities.
The excavation was conducted before road widening, ensuring preservation of historical sites during development.
These results support ongoing archaeological efforts to document and protect historical artifacts in urban areas.

Abstract

In August–September 2016, an excavation was conducted on the southern shoulder of the Jerusalem–Tel Aviv highway, south of Moshav Bet Neqofa, east of Abu Gosh and northeast of ‘En H emed (Permit No. A-7786; map ref. 212569–648/634193–228; Fig. 1), prior to widening the road. The excavation, on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority and funded by the Netivei Israel National Transport Infrastructure Company, was directed by A. Landes-Nagar ( field photography), with the assistance of N. Nehama (administration), N. Ben-Ari and E. Marco (inspection), R. Fister (area supervising), V. Essman and Y. Shmidov (surveying and drafting), E. Delerzon and N. Zak (plans), M. Dinstein (photography), L. Weinblum (DANA software), A. German-Levanon (digital pottery scanning), Y. Rapuano (pottery), Y. Spez (numismatics), C. Amit (studio photography), I. Reznitsky (metallurgical laboratory), N. Katsnelson (glass), M. Oron (flint) and workers from East Jerusalem.

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