The article reviews the chrono-stratigraphy of the City of David ridge—the site traditionally considered as the location of Bronze and Iron Age Jerusalem. Several scholars have recently challenged this conventional view, arguing that the southeastern hill became part of the city only in the 8th century BCE. Five stratigraphic anchors are discussed in detail, including the finds from Kenyon’s Section A, remains surrounding the Gihon Spring and the stratigraphic sequence in Area E. These, as well as remains excavated in Area G and the ‘Ophel’, show that at least three Iron II construction phases need to be taken into account, the earliest probably dating to before the middle of the 8th century BCE.

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公元前 8 世纪之前铁器时代耶路撒冷的纪念碑

这篇文章回顾了大卫城山脊的年代地层学——该遗址传统上被认为是青铜和铁器时代耶路撒冷的所在地。最近有几位学者挑战了这种传统观点，认为东南山丘仅在公元前 8 世纪才成为城市的一部分。详细讨论了五个地层锚点，包括 Kenyon A 部分的发现、Gihon Spring 周围的遗迹和 E 区的地层序列。这些以及在 G 区和“Ophel”发掘的遗迹表明，至少有三个需要考虑 Iron II 的建造阶段，最早的可能可以追溯到公元前 8 世纪中叶之前。