Lefkovits, Etgar(2007年9月12日).“Archeologists find 2nd Temple quarry”.en:Jerusalem Post.2009年12月22日閲覧。“An ancient quarry where King Herod's workers chiseled huge high-quality limestones for the construction of the Second Temple, including the Western Wall, has been uncovered in Jerusalem, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced Sunday(...)Dozens of quarries have previously been uncovered in Jerusalem - including ones larger than the present find - but this is the first one that archeologists have found which they believe was used in the construction of the Temple Mount itself.”
Friedman, Thomas L.(1985年12月1日).“Quarrying History in Jerusalem”. New York Times.2009年12月22日閲覧。“Herod the Great certainly used it as the main quarry for building blocks needed to renovate the Temple and its retaining walls, including what is known today as the Wailing Wall.”
