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Mount have been excavated repeatedly over the past century, the Jewish Quarter on the western hill (i.e., the Upper City) has hardly been scratched. No serious archeological work was ever done there. The recent dig, however, could and did "reveal for the first time the history of settlement in the Upper City throughout the ages . . a study of the material culture . . in its various facets: urban planning, residential architecture . . . art, crafts, daily products--all of which determine the image of the city and the manner of living of its inhabitants." What has been learned is that in the earliest period of occupation (the Israelite Age [Iron II]: 8th to early 6th centuries B.C.E.), the area was enclosed within a massive city wall seven meters thick, remains of which, along with a massive, tower-like fortification, have survived. This part of the city must have been the mishneh or "second quarter" mentioned in the Bible. From the Babylonian destruction in 586 B.C.E. until the days of the Maccabees, this part of the city seems not to have been inhabited. The Herodian stratum (37 B.C.E. to 70 C.E.) is, however, extensively preserved, and the splendor of these remains is vividly and

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Author

Edward F. Campbell

Publisher

University of Chicago Press

Published

1977

Field

Arts and Humanities (Social Sciences)