City of David

The City of David is the most excavated archaeological site in Israel, situated on a ridge south of the Temple Mount, representing the original urban core of ancient Jerusalem. Settlement dates to the Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age around the Gihon Spring, with Canaanite fortifications from the Middle Bronze Age and Israelite structures from the Iron Age. Notable discoveries include Hezekiah's Tunnel connecting the Gihon Spring to the Pool of Siloam, the Stepped Stone Structure (Millo), the Large Stone Structure possibly associated with King David's palace, and the Seleucid-era Acra fortress. Since Charles Warren's first excavation in 1867, fourteen major archaeological expeditions have worked here, uncovering remains spanning over 3,000 years of continuous habitation.