"This volume is the first in a series describing the results of the salvage excavations conducted in the northwestern part of the Western Wall Plaza, in an area that was designated for the construction of a visitors' center, between the years 2005 and 2010 on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) and financed by the Western Wall Heritage Foundation"--From foreword of volume 1.

This volume describes the results of the excavations in the Western Wall Plaza, Jerusalem, dating from the Roman and Byzantine periods.

This volume is the first in a series describing the results of the salvage excavations conducted in the northwestern part of the Western Wall Plaza, in an area that was designated for the construction of a visitors' center, between the years 2005 and 2010 on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) and financed by the Western Wall Heritage Foundation. --From Forward.