Two-shekel Stone Weight Discovered in Jerusalem

Israel Archaeology | by | Volume 27, Issue 2 | March – April 2021

A two-shekel weight made of limestone was discovered during wet sifting of excavated earth from beneath Wilson’s Arch at the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.1

The weight has been dated to the era of the Temple of Solomon, known as the First Temple Period, and is a standard of measure known to have be…

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