العصر الحديدي والفترتين الفارسية والهيلينية المبكرة في القدس: منظر من المنحدر الغربي / New Evidence on Iron Age, Persian and Early Hellenistic-Period Jerusalem: A View from the Western Slope

Authors

Yiftah Shalev
Yuval Gadot

Abstract

This paper presents new finds unearthed during the renewed excavations at the site of the Giv‘ati Parking Lot in the City of David, Jerusalem. The finds span the late Iron Age and the Early Hellenistic period, shedding new light on the nature and location of the city during these periods. The finds testify to the importance of the western slope of the City of David ridge in the urban development. The allocation of water from the Giḥon Spring to the Siloam Pool reduced the importance of the inhospitable eastern slope. As a result, the western slope was altered for public construction. After the destruction in 586 BCE, the city was rebuilt along the summit and the western slope.

Recommended Citation

Shalev, Yiftah and Gadot, Yuval (2022) "العصر الحديدي والفترتين الفارسية والهيلينية المبكرة في القدس: منظر من المنحدر الغربي / New Evidence on Iron Age, Persian and Early Hellenistic-Period Jerusalem: A View from the Western Slope," Cornerstone: Journal of Archaeological Sites (حجر الزاوية): Vol. 10, Article 6.
Available at: https://publications.iaa.org.il/cornerstone/vol10/iss1/6