Jerusalem, Sheikh Jarrah

During February 2021, a salvage excavation was conducted in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of Jerusalem ( Permit No. A-8965; map ref. 221815/633456; Fig. 1) , where the remains of a kokhim burial cave were exposed during the construction of a kindergarten . The excavation, undertaken on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority and underwritten by the Moriah Jerusalem Development Fund, was directed by M. Sindel, with the assistance of B. Touri (area supervision), S. Halevi (field photography and photogrammetry) and Y. Zelinger (scientific consultation).