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* 36 Old Photographs as a Source of Archaeological Informaton in the Study of Jerusalem Introduction Some Archaeologists frequently seek to investigate sites that are no longer accessible . 1 of these sites are covered with a thick layer of earth or hidden under modern buildings . Others have been destroyed over the years . Moreover, during the nineteenth century, in many cases even when sites were accessible they were studied only superficially . In Jerusalem inaccessibility to sites under study is common in archaeological research because Jerusalem is not only an ancient site ; it is a still - inhabited city that has undergone rapid development over the past 150 years . Consequently, many ancient remains that could still be reached in the nineteenth century have been covered up by the municipal authorities or as a result of private construction . Archaeologists commonly use photographs to document excavations, doing so almost simultaneously with the research itself . Archaeological e...
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