More on the Temple-era burned beams in Jerusalem

SCORCHED ANCIENT ARCHITECTURE: The burned beams found recently in the Givati Parking Lot which date to First and Second Temple times have been getting a lot of media attention. This article is notably informative:

Archaeologists Reveal More Massive, Charred Beams From Babylonian Attack on Ancient Jerusalem This is the second set of wooden roofing found in a mysterious building that burned down in 586 B.C.E., but when was it erected? (Ruth Schuster, Haaretz).

This has lots of new details about the artifacts and other objects found in the building, including wealthy material culture, administrative seals, Babylonian arrowheads, and even an unlucky 10th-century BCE bat🦇.

Background here. The article mentions 2020 discoveries published in 2024. I noted them here.

Also,the Givati Parking Lot excavation continues to provide fascinating discoveries. For more, see here and links.

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