Yesterday a long work day (of digging out the foundation of a wall that involved stones and clay and almost no pottery finds). However, Bennie, our architecture expert spent some time in the hole I dug and from which Anna had retrieved her jug. He found the items in the photo while Johannes and I dug through the clay.
Pottery finds: handles, jar stem, and the circle is a reuse of a broken pottery base. It has been carefully chipped and shaped into a circle to use as a stopper or cover for another pot.
Later in the day was a visit to Jerusalem and walk on the Via Dolorsa "Way of Sorrows" (photo 3) which is a devotional walk with 14 stations through the streets of Jerusalem remembering the crucifixion of Christ. The walk ends at the church of the Holy Sepulcher (photo 4).The current building dates to the time of the Crusades (1100 CE) and space is shared (rather acrimoniously at times) by Greek Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Armenian, Coptic (and a small space for the Ethiopian church on the roof.) If you're really into long walks in the heat, stairs, and watching your bag for pick pockets, it's a great experience.
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