Two more Barkay obituaries

TWO MORE MEMORIALS to the late Prof. Gabriel Barkay:

Temple Mount sifting project co-founder Gabriel Barkay dies after decades of biblical research. Israeli archaeologist Prof. Gabriel Barkay, who co-founded the Temple Mount Sifting Project and made key discoveries in Jerusalem, has passed away at 81, remembered for his contributions (Jerusalem Post Staff)

Archaeologist Who Died Last Night Made the Discovery of a Lifetime Thanks to an Annoying Child (Dinah Bucholz, JewishBreakingNews.com)

That discovery was, of course, the inscribed Ketef Hinnom silver amulets.

Background here and here.

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