Ir David, City of David
Jerusalem, Israel
December 2007 Update
from The Jerusalem Post!
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"Israeli archeologists have uncovered a monumental Second Temple
structure opposite the Temple Mount that was likely Queen Helena's
palace, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced Wednesday. Major 2nd Temple structure uncovered The building was unearthed during a six-month excavation in the Givati parking lot just outside the Old City's Dung Gate, ahead of the planned expansion of the Western Wall parking lot. The site also indicates that the ancient City of David was much larger than previously thought, said archeologist Doron Ben-Ami, who is directing the dig at the site. The palace, which was destroyed by the Romans when they demolished the Second Temple in 70 CE, was dated to the end of the Second Temple period by pottery and stone vessels, as well as an assortment of coins from that time, Ben-Ami said."
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December 2003 Followup to June 2003 GPR Study
In June 2003, in cooperation with Eli Shukrun, chief archaeologist for the
City of David excavation project, the Mnemotrix team had the opportunity to survey a portion of
the excavation areas in Ir David, or the City of David.
The results of that report can be seen in our
June 2003 report.
In a parking lot adjacent to excavation pits on the north side,
we did some GPR to see what could be seen ahead of
excavating this area.
As described in the June report:
