More stone vessels from Jerusalem's Har Hotzvim quarry excavation

ARCHAEOLOGY: Hidden for millennia: Enormous quarry find illuminates Jerusalem's past. In one corner of the quarry, archaeologists made a surprising discovery: an intact stone vessel. Hidden for two millennia, the vessel was found almost by chance (Israel HaYom).

A vast quarry dating back to the late Second Temple period has been unearthed in Jerusalem's Har Hotzvim Hi-Tech Park, offering new insights into the city's ancient construction industry. The excavation, led by the Israel Antiquities Authority, has yielded rare stone vessels and enormous building blocks, potentially linked to King Herod's ambitious architectural projects, including the expansion of the Temple Mount.

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There is a YouTube video on the discoveries:

For more on the quarry excavation at the Har Hotzvim Hi-Tech Park, see here. And see the links collected there for some other Second Temple-era quarries in the vicinity of Jerusalem. See also some of the articles noted here.

Also, for more on ancient Jewish stone vessels and their purity implications, see here and links.

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