Broad Wall (Jerusalem)

The Broad Wall ( HaChoma HaRechava) is an old wall. It was made for defense. The wall is in the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City. The wall was found in the 1970s by Israeli archaeologist Nahman Avigad. The wall was originally thought to be from the reign of King Hezekiah (late 8th century BCE). However, in 2024, carbon-dating found that it was from the reign of King Uzziah, several decades earlier.New carbon-dating techniques enable 'absolute chronology' of First Temple-era Jerusalem, Gavriel Fiske for The Times of Israel, 30 April 2024. Accessed 6 July 2024.

The Broad Wall is very large. It is 6 metres thick. The wall was  long. The wall is still there as a height of .Jerusalem: an archaeological biography, Hershel Shanks, Random House, 1995, p. 80.Jewish Quarter Excavations in the Old City of Jerusalem: The finds from areas A, W and X-2 : final report. Volume 2 of Jewish Quarter Excavations in the Old City of Jerusalem: Conducted by Nahman Avigad, 1969–1982, Nahman Avigad, Hillel Geva, Israel Exploration Society, 2000.

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The Broad Wall: photos, illustrations and archaeological information
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