Archaeologist Eilat Mazar has uncovered what may have been the palace of King David. She has unearthed a massive public structure south of Jerusalem’s Temple Mount dating to the tenth century B.C., and a seal impression with the name of an administrative official mentioned in the Book of Jeremiah. She will detail these and other important finds from her dig in the next issue of BAR. A significant debate engages archaeologists over whether Jerusalem was a mighty capital or a small, provincial town in the tenth century B.C., when David is said to have conquered Jerusalem. Mazar’s find will […]
