The joint Italian-Palestinian Expedition of Sapienza University of Rome and the Ministry of
Tourism and Antiquities of Palestine – Department of Antiquities and Cultural Heritage (MoTADACH) to Bethlehem, funded by Sapienza University and by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and
International Cooperation,
1 has been active since 2015 with annual excavation seasons and research
study on the necropolis of Khalet al-Jam’a, and with emergency excavations, surveys and
documentation campaigns in other threatened sites, in order to protect the archaeological heritage of
the district of Bethlehem, subject to increasing building activity. The following is the summary report
of the research activities carried out during the 8th season, in spring 2022
