Abstract
The following report presents the results of an excavation conducted on the summit of the City of David, Jerusalem, which exposed remains of six strata, spanning the Late Roman to the Medieval–late Ottoman period. Although the excavation area was quite narrow, important remains were exposed, contributing to our knowledge of the settlement and character of this portion of the city. Several surfaces interpreted as roads were exposed, beginning with an Abbasid road and continuing until the Medieval–late Ottoman period. Beneath these surfaces, a layer of garden soil, similar in character to the layer exposed in the Giv‘ati Parking Lot, was exposed. This fill buried a portion of a Late Roman building, three rooms of which were exposed, including rooms with mosaic floors, some of them lavishly decorated, indicating the building’s importance.
Keywords
Late Roman period, mosaic floors, guilloche, swastika motif, garden, roads
Recommended Citation
Uziel, J.
2026.
Jerusalem, City of David Visitor Center: Remains from the Late Roman–Late Ottoman Periods.
Qadum: Journal of Excavation Reports from Israel 2:1–19.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.70967/3078-8528.1080
Available at:
https://publications.iaa.org.il/qadum/vol2/iss1/36
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