In 1992, salvage excavation conducted under the Israeli Convention Center (“Binyanei Hauma”) uncovered a Tenth Roman Legion ceramics workshop. The workshop is spread over a considerable area and comprises surfaces where the clay was prepared, potters’ workshops, and at least five large kilns for firing the pottery. The workshop mainly produced roof tiles, square and round bricks for bathhouses, and water pipes. Some artifacts were stamped with abbreviations of the Tenth Legion, indicating they were made between 70 and 285 CE, when the Tenth legion was stationed in Jerusalem.

Touring the Tenth Legion Ceramics Workshop

The site is beneath an extension of the Israeli Convention Center. An exhibition of selected artifacts found at the site is placed in the main hall of the new extension. Some Kilns can be seen under the main entrance through a glass floor.

A site tour can be combined with a day tour of Jerusalem.