The Qishle excavation in the Old City of Jerusalem
By: Amit Reʼem ; with contributions by Donald Tzvi Ariel, Miriam Avissar, Alon De Groot, Raz Kletter, Yehudah Rapuano, Aryeh E. Shimron, Lilach Strul, Baruch Yosepovich
Contributors: Israel. Rashut ha-ʻatiḳot; Ḥevrah la-ḥaḳirat Erets-Yiśraʼel ṿe-ʻatiḳoteha; Migdal Daṿid (Museum : Jerusalem)
Publisher: Israel Antiquities Authority; Israel Exploration Society
Published: 2018
Place of publication: Jerusalem
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9789652211156
Subjects: Antiquities; Excavations (Archaeology); Buildings, structures; History; Ancient Pottery; Buildings; Migdal Daṿid (Museum : Jerusalem)
Other titles: Kishle excavation in the Old City of Jerusalem
Description: "The archaeological excavations near the Jaffa Gate, the main entryway to the Old City of Jerusalem, are among the most significant excavations of recent decades. They uncovered a large area beneath the Qishle, a historical prison within a 19th-century structure, revealing remarkable findings from the Iron Age to modern times. The remains of an imposing wall were found - probably a city wall of the First Temple period, dating to the 8th century BCE, as well as a large portion of the First Wall - Jerusalem's Hasmonean-era fortification. Other noteworthy discoveries include retaining walls and a sewage system from the time of Herod the Great that were part of Herod's Upper City palace; medieval installations, and a section of the curtain wall from the Crusader/Ayyubid period. The Qishle excavations have opened an extraordinary window onto underground Jerusalem, revealing a striking example of the ancient city's stratigraphy and allowing us a glimpse of the fascinating history of ancient Jerusalem"--back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.

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Table of contents: title: Stratigraphy and architecture / Amit Re'em; title: The pottery from strata I, II, III and IV / Miriam Avissar; title: The pottery from strata V, VI and VII / Yehudah Rapuano; title: The pottery from strata VIII, IX and X / Alon De Groot; title: Coins / Donald Zvi Ariel; title: Two Hellenistic sling bullets / Baruch Yosepovich; title: Iron age figurines ; A Judean scale-weight ; Lmlk and concentric stamp impressions / Raz Kletter; title: Petrographic and chemical characterization of some plasters / Aryeh E. Shimron; title: Stratigraphic analysis and conclusions / Amit Re'em; title: Appendix : list of relevant loci and walls.