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The construction of the mosque, 18,000 square feet (1,700 m2) and 36 feet (11 m) deep, entailed excavating layers of earth that are believed to have been undisturbed since antiquity. The project entailed the use of heavy earthmoving equipment. The work was carried out without regard for the archaeological significance of the area and the possibility that important artifacts may have been buried in the soil. The debris was dumped in the Kidron Valley to the east of the Temple Mount." Under the supervision of Israeli archaeologists Gabriel Barkay and Zachi Zweig of Bar Ilan University, all 300 loads of topsoil removed by the Waqf are being sifted in search of artifacts.

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  • Temple Mount Antiquities Salvage Operation
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  • The construction of the mosque, 18,000 square feet (1,700 m2) and 36 feet (11 m) deep, entailed excavating layers of earth that are believed to have been undisturbed since antiquity. The project entailed the use of heavy earthmoving equipment. The work was carried out without regard for the archaeological significance of the area and the possibility that important artifacts may have been buried in the soil. The debris was dumped in the Kidron Valley to the east of the Temple Mount." Under the supervision of Israeli archaeologists Gabriel Barkay and Zachi Zweig of Bar Ilan University, all 300 loads of topsoil removed by the Waqf are being sifted in search of artifacts.
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  • The construction of the mosque, 18,000 square feet (1,700 m2) and 36 feet (11 m) deep, entailed excavating layers of earth that are believed to have been undisturbed since antiquity. The project entailed the use of heavy earthmoving equipment. The work was carried out without regard for the archaeological significance of the area and the possibility that important artifacts may have been buried in the soil. The debris was dumped in the Kidron Valley to the east of the Temple Mount." Under the supervision of Israeli archaeologists Gabriel Barkay and Zachi Zweig of Bar Ilan University, all 300 loads of topsoil removed by the Waqf are being sifted in search of artifacts. Dore Gold has called the removal of archaeological material from the Temple Mount without archaeological supervision by the waqf a physical form of Denial of the Temple in Jerusalem. The topsoil is being sorted at a site in the Emek Tzurim National Park, at the foot of Mt. Scopus. Hundreds of artifacts have been found, including coins and jewelry, some with biblical links dating back more than three millennia. The workers use a technique called "wet sifting," similar to panning for gold. Every particle is examined, using wire filters that are rinsed under water.
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