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City of David

Wadi Hilweh
Israel1000 BCE70 CEIron Age — Roman Destruction31.78, 35.25
About the site

The original Jebusite settlement and core of ancient Jerusalem. Excavations reveal the administrative center of the Davidic and Solomonic kingdoms.

Principal findings
  • iStepped Stone Structure
  • iiSiloam Tunnel inscription
  • iiiBroad Wall remains
  • ivBullae (seal impressions) of biblical figures

Excavators — Kathleen Kenyon, Eilat Mazar