City of David (archaeological site)

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The City of David (Hebrew: עיר דוד, romanized: ʿĪr Davīd), known locally mostly in Arabic as Wadi Hilweh (Arabic: وادي حلوة, romanized: Wādī Ḥulwah), is the name given to an archaeological site considered by most scholars to be the original settlement core of Jerusalem during the Bronze and Iron Ages. It is situated on southern part of the eastern ridge of ancient Jerusalem, west of the Kidron Valley and east of the Tyropoeon Valley, to the immediate south of the Temple Mount and separated from it by the so-called Ophel saddle. The City of David is an important site of biblical archeology. Remains of a defensive network dating to the Middle Bronze Age were found around the Gihon Spring; it remained in use throughout subsequent periods. Two monumental Iron Age structures, known as the Large Stone Structure and the Stepped Stone Structure, were discovered at the site. Scholars debate if these may be identified with David or date to a later period. The site is also home to the Siloam Tunnel...

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