Abstract
The excavation near Bishop Gobat School on Mount Zion exposed findings, which together with information gleaned from previous nearby excavations, permits a renewed discussion of three principal elements: a stairway, a dump and the ‘Rock Scarp of Zion.’ This article presents insights and suggestions regarding the existence of a stepped path that led to a gate in the First Wall; the identification of the dump that sealed the stairway as the Roman siege ramp that was piled up to besiege Jerusalem; and the dating of the ‘Rock Scarp of Zion’ to the Crusader/Ayyubid period, the twelfth to thirteenth centuries CE.
Keywords
urban planning, fortifications, roads, tower, War of Independence
Recommended Citation
Re’em, Amit
(2022)
"A Herodian-Period Staircase on Mount Zion, Jerusalem, and a Reevaluation of the Remainsfrom Bishop Gobat School (pp. 89–128),"
'Atiqot: Vol. 106, Article 8.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.70967/2948-040X.1873
Available at:
https://publications.iaa.org.il/atiqot/vol106/iss1/8
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