Archaeologists have uncovered a “monumental” fortification that protected Jerusalem’s biblical kings some 3,000 years ago. The “dramatic” archaeological discovery solved a 150-year-old mystery in the City of David.
Since 2007, archaeologists have been excavating the area around the Givati Parking Lot, the largest active archaeological excavation in Jerusalem today. The excavation site on the northwestern side of the City of David has unearthed different layers of the city’s life from the Middle Ages to ancient times.
‘The creation of the moat was a large-scale, monumental operation, designed … to demonstrate the power of Jerusalem’s rulers to those who entered its gates.’
The most recent archaeological find is the remnants of a moat that split the City of David in half — separating the king’s palace and Temple Mount from the rest of the city, including the Ophel in Jerusalem. […]
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