Jerusalem, Bayit Va-Gan, Yosef Ḥakhami Street

In July 2021, a salvage excavation was conducted in the Bayit Va-Gan neighborhood in Jerusalem (Permit No. A-9072; map ref. 218057 – 124/630124 – 211; Fig. 1), after antiquities were discovered during archaeological inspection of the construction of a school. The excavation, undertaken on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority and funded by the Moriah Company, was directed by M. Hagbi, with the assistance of N. Nehama (administration), I. Zilberbod (area supervision), K. Arbiv (metal detection), Shai Halevi (photography and digital documentation), O. Zakaim (plans and drafting), L. Kupershmidt and I. Reznitsky (metallurgical laboratory), A. Levy (metal finds processing) and T. Liebermann (pottery reading). Prior to the excavation, a preliminary inspection of the site was carried out by O. Chalaf and B. Storchan.