Jerusalem Western Wall Plaza Excavations. Volume III : The Roman and Byzantine periods : small finds from the Roman refuse dump and other contexts

XXI- 214 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 27 cm. This volume is the third in a series describing the results of salvage excavations conducted in the northwestern part of the Western Wall Plaza. This third volume presents the small finds of the Early Roman to Byzantine periods, most of which originated in the 'Roman refuse dump', a fill deposited into an abandoned quarry during infrastructure work, and then sealed by the paving stones of the Eastern Cardo. The well-preserved and securely dated finds (70-130 CE) can be clearly attributed to the Roman army. The volume describes the numerous quarries at the site that shaped the surface topograph. Contents: Front Matter -- CONTENTS -- Contributors -- Abbreviations -- Foreword -- Part 1: The Quarries -- Chapter 1: Remains of Quarrying Activities below the Eastern Cardo -- Part 2: Finds from the Roman Refuse Dump and Related Context -- Chapter 2: Glass Finds -- Chapter 3: Glass Finds from the 2017 Excavation Season -- Chapter 4: Chalk Artifacts -- Chapter 5: A Flan Mold -- Chapter 6: Fresco Fragments -- Chapter 7: Groundstone Objects -- Chapter 8: Metal Objects -- Chapter 9: Three Military Bread Stamps -- Chapter 10: A Military Stamp Impression of the Roman Tenth Legion from the 2017 Excavation Season -- Chapter 11: Faunal Remains -- Chapter 12: Radiocarbon Dating of the Roman Refuse Dump and the Eastern Cardo -- Part 3: Finds from Other Contexts -- Chapter 13: Opus Sectile Tiles -- Chapter 14: Coins from the 2017-2018 Seasons -- Chapter 15: Molluscs -- Chapter 16: Byzantine Stone Architectural Elements, Furniture and Small Finds -- Appendix 1: List of Loci and Walls -- Appendix 2: List of Selected Loci -- List of IAA Reports Cover Title Contents Contributors Abbreviations Foreword Part 1: The Quarries Chapter 1: Remains of Quarrying Activities below the Eastern Cardo Part 2: Finds from the Roman Refuse Dump and Related Contexts Chapter 2: Glass Finds Chapter 3: Glass Finds from the 2017 Excavation Season Chapter 4: Chalk Artifacts Chapter 5: A Flan Mold Chapter 6: Fresco Fragments Chapter 7: Groundstone Objects Chapter 8: Metal Objects Chapter 9: Three Military Bread Stamps Chapter 10: A Military Stamp Impression of the Roman Tenth Legion from the 2017 Excavation Season Chapter 11: Faunal Remains Chapter 12: Radiocarbon Dating of the Roman Refuse Dump and the Eastern Cardo Part 3: Finds from Other Contexts Chapter 13: Opus Sectile Tiles Chapter 14: Coins from the 2017–2018 Seasons Chapter 15: Molluscs Chapter 16: Byzantine Stone Architectural Elements, Furniture and Small Finds Appendix : List of Loci and Walls(2005–2010 Excavation Seasons) Appendix 2List of Selected Loci (2017–2018 Excavation Seasons) List of IAA Reports "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. This volume is the third in a series describing the results of salvage excavations conducted in the northwestern part of the Western Wall Plaza. This third volume presents the small finds of the Early Roman to Byzantine periods, most of which originated in the 'Roman refuse dump', a fill deposited into an abandoned quarry during infrastructure work, and then sealed by the paving stones of the Eastern Cardo. The well-preserved and securely dated finds (70-130 CE) can be clearly attributed to the Roman army. The volume describes the numerous quarries at the site that shaped the surface topography, and the rich variety of small finds from the refuse dump and other contexts. The coins and pottery vessels were published in the previous two volumes 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