Notes on the Rock-Cut ‘Space’ near the Gihon Spring

This article rejects David Ussishkin’s interpretation of the Rock-cut ‘Pool’ in the City of David, Jerusalem, as an abandoned quarry. This feature, better described as a space than a pool or quarry is, actually, a separate system from the northeastern corner, which in the past was referred to as the...

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Autor principal: Raikh, Roni 1947- (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
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Publicado: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group 2021
En: Tel Aviv
Año: 2021, Volumen: 48, Número: 2, Páginas: 199-207
Otras palabras clave:B Quarrying
B City of David
B Gihon Spring
B Iron II
B Middle Bronze
B Water- system
B Jerusalén
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Sumario:This article rejects David Ussishkin’s interpretation of the Rock-cut ‘Pool’ in the City of David, Jerusalem, as an abandoned quarry. This feature, better described as a space than a pool or quarry is, actually, a separate system from the northeastern corner, which in the past was referred to as the Round Chamber. Contra to my initial understanding of these two features, I now suggest that they each belong to a different period. The Round Chamber, ca. 4.5 m deeper than the bottom of the Rock-cut Space, has a narrow shaft that rose to the surface of the water; it is the remnant of a Middle Bronze water system. The Rock-cut Space dates to the Iron II.
ISSN:2040-4786
Obras secundarias:Enthalten in: Tel Aviv
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/03344355.2021.1958620