Back to the City of David

Just a few days ago, December 3rd, 2013, in fact, this article appeared on NBC News!
You've got to click on the link (Letters in Red) to get the whole story.

I am so excited! For years, people trying to go into Dung Gate parked their cars in a Parking Lot of all things that covered part of the City of David!

Quote...."Archaeologists think construction on this ancient building started in the early second century B.C. and continued into the Hasmonean period." The Hasmonean perod. You want to pay attention to anything from the Hasmonean dynasty because they they ruled until 37 B.C., just a few years before Christ was born. Who ruled when Christ was born? Herod the Great.

I'll tell you more about them both later. But what is interesting is that because Herod did so much building in Jerusalem, (to immortalize himself) we can link what we find during his time to that which was there during Christ's time.

Back to this find....

Quote..."IAA (Israeli Antiquities Authority) officials said the Hasmonean building has come to light only in recent months, adding that the structure boasts quite impressive dimensions. It rises 13 feet (4 meters) and covers 688 square feet (64 square meters) with limestone walls more than 3 feet (1 m) thick.

Inside, the excavators found pottery and coins, the latter of which helped them determine the age of the building. IAA researchers think construction on the building began in the early second century B.C. and continued into the Hasmonean period, when the most significant changes were made inside the structure.