Jerusalem Western Wall Plaza Excavations. Volume I : The Roman and Byzantine remains : architecture and stratigraphy

x, 265 pages : illustrations, maps, plans ; 27 cm. This volume describes the results of the excavations in the Western Wall Plaza, Jerusalem, dating from the Roman and Byzantine periods. "This volume is the first in a series describing the results of the salvage excavations conducted in the northwestern part of the Western Wall Plaza, in an area that was designated for the construction of a visitors' center, between the years 2005 and 2010 on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) and financed by the Western Wall Heritage Foundation"-- From foreword. "This volume is the first in a series describing the results of the salvage excavations conducted in the northwestern part of the Western Wall Plaza, in an area that was designated for the construction of a visitors' center, between the years 2005 and 2010 on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) and financed by the Western Wall Heritage Foundation"--From foreword of volume 1. This volume describes the results of the excavations in the Western Wall Plaza, Jerusalem, dating from the Roman and Byzantine periods. This volume is the first in a series describing the results of the salvage excavations conducted in the northwestern part of the Western Wall Plaza, in an area that was designated for the construction of a visitors' center, between the years 2005 and 2010 on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) and financed by the Western Wall Heritage Foundation. --From Forward. Cover Front Matter Contents Abbreviations Foreword Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Remains of the Second Temple Period(Stratum XIII) Chapter 3: The Eastern Cardo in the Roman and Byzantine Periods (Strata XII–X) Stratigraphic Sections Chapter 4: Architectural Decoration of the Eastern Cardo Chapter 5: Board Games from the Eastern Cardo Chapter 6: Coins of the Hellenistic to Byzantine Periods Chapter 7: The Cardo in Urban Context References Appendix 1: Bedrock Geology and Building Stones in the Western Wall Plaza Excavations and the Jerusalem Area Appendix 2: List of Loci and Walls List of IAA Reports Vol. I. The Roman and Byzantine remains : architecture and stratigraphy -- Shlomit Weksler-Bdolah, Alexander Onn -- Vol. II. The pottery from the Eastern Cardo -- Renate Rosentha-Heginbottom -- Vol. III. The Roman and Byzantine periods : small finds from the Roman tefuse dump and other contexts -- Shlomit Weksler-Bdolah and and Alexander Onn