September 28, 2025

Jerusalem, the Old City, Bet Ha-Bad Street

Key Points

Excavation at Bet Ha-Bad Street uncovered significant archaeological evidence, enhancing our understanding of the site's history.
The documentation involved multiple techniques, including photogrammetry and metal detection, providing comprehensive data.
Conducted on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority, the excavation was directed by a skilled team of archaeologists and experts.
The initiative supports ongoing preservation efforts in the culturally rich Old City of Jerusalem.

Abstract

In September 2020, documentation and a salvage excavation were conducted in a shop at 44 Bet Ha-Bad Street (Khan ez-Zeit Street) in the Old City of Jerusalem (Permit No. A-8836; map ref. 221945/631985; Fig. 1), prior to renovation. The documentation and excavation, on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority and funded by Fuad Daqaq, were directed by Z. ‘Adawi, with the assistance of N. Nehama (administration), V. Essman (surveying), S. Halevy (photogrammetry), O. Zakaim (photogrammetry and drafting), Y. Gorin-Rosen (glass), L. Kupershmidt (metallurgical laboratory), B. Touri (metal detection), D.T. Ariel and R. Kool (numismatics), as well as Y. Kagan, N. Sapir, A. Landes-Nagar and S. Mizrachi from the IAA Jerusalem Region.

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