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The dig took place on the slopes of the Mount of Olives overlooking the Temple Mount.
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The rubble is sorted by size as a part of the meticulous search process.
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Shofar Communications Jerusalem Correspondent Ed Horner interviews the world famous archaeologist Dr. Barkay who is spearheading the effort to rescue the invaluable artifacts unearthed from the Temple Mount by the construction activities of the Islamic Trust.
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This tarp covers the wet sifting stations. Here the debris is separated from the soil and details are uncovered on the artifacts.
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Large stones have been unearthed. These were likely used as building materials.
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These small stones, sifted out of thousands of similar stones, were found to bear inscriptions.
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There yet remain many tons of covered rubble and debris to be processed.
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