{"id":93345,"date":"2026-02-20T06:45:30","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T11:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/?p=93345"},"modified":"2026-02-23T09:52:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T14:52:53","slug":"second-temple-period-workshop-discovered-near-jerusalem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/daily\/ancient-cultures\/daily-life-and-practice\/second-temple-period-workshop-discovered-near-jerusalem\/","title":{"rendered":"Second Temple Period Workshop Discovered Near Jerusalem"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Stone vessels from the Second Temple period found in a cave on Mt. Scopus, near Jerusalem. Courtesy Israel Antiquities Authority.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

A recently uncovered<\/a> stone vessel production workshop east of Jerusalem is shedding light on craft production during the late Second Temple period (first century BCE\u2013first century CE). Found in a cave on the eastern slopes of Mt. Scopus following the interception of antiquities thieves, the site contained hundreds of chalk limestone vessel fragments, unfinished cups and bowls, and substantial manufacturing debris\u2014clear evidence of organized, on-site production.<\/p>\n

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