TY - BOOK ID - 133388149 TI - The Qishle excavation in the Old City of Jerusalem AU - Re'em, Amit AU - Israel. AU - Ḥevrah la-ḥaḳirat Erets-Yiśraʼel ṿe-ʻatiḳoteha AU - Migdal Daṿid (Museum : Jerusalem) PY - 2018 SN - 9789652211156 965221115X PB - Jerusalem : Israel Antiquities Authority : Israel Exploration Society, DB - UniCat KW - Excavations (Archaeology) KW - Pottery, Ancient KW - Migdal Daṿid (Museum : Jerusalem) KW - Jerusalem KW - Yerushalayim ha-ʻatiḳah (Jerusalem) KW - Antiquities. KW - Buildings, structures, etc. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:133388149 AB - "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. ER -