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In 1969, James Fleming was an enthusiastic graduate student in Jerusalem, studying Biblical archaeology and exploring the city in his free time. While on a picture-taking trip outside the Golden Gate in the wall of the Old City, Fleming suddenly found himself below ground level, focusing his eyes and then his camera on a dimly visible arch. The story of this serendipitous discovery and its significance unfolds in “The Undiscovered Gate Beneath Jerusalem’s Golden Gate.” Fleming is well-known to many BAR readers as leader of the Biblical Archaeology Society’s six-week Summer Seminar in Israel and as one of BAR’s Jerusalem’s Correspondents. Our readers may also remember “How The Blind See the Holy Land,” BAR 05:03, an article by Fleming about his unique experience introducing blind students to archaeology.

Fleming currently consults with Israel’s Ministry of Education to produce textbook maps and photographs illustrating Biblical history. At Hebrew University and at the Jerusalem Center for Biblical Studies, where he is Educational Director, Fleming displays his unique visual aids and his expertise in Biblical history and geography.