Large Stone Structure
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The Large Stone Structure is a massive ancient building complex in Jerusalem’s City of David, widely identified by many archaeologists as a monumental royal palace from the biblical period.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Iron Age structure
ⓘ
ancient building complex ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ royal palace ⓘ |
| alternativeInterpretation |
elite residential quarter
ⓘ
fortified administrative building ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeriod |
Iron Age II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
biblical period ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Stepped Stone Structure ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Eilat Mazar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disputedIdentification | Palace of King David NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| estimatedDateRange |
10th century BCE
ⓘ
First Temple period ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Eilat Mazar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavationMethod | stratigraphic excavation ⓘ |
| excavationStartDate | 2005 ⓘ |
| formsComplexWith | Stepped Stone Structure NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| functionHypothesis |
administrative center
ⓘ
royal palace of the kings of Judah ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalFind |
bullae (clay seal impressions)
ⓘ
luxury items ⓘ pottery from Iron Age II ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
high elevation within City of David
ⓘ
massive walls ⓘ monumental architecture ⓘ multi-room layout ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of archaeological heritage of Israel ⓘ |
| identifiedBySomeAs | Palace of King David NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedToText |
Books of Kings
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Books of Samuel NERFINISHED ⓘ Hebrew Bible NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
City of David
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ Jerusalem ⓘ historic core of Jerusalem ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
ashlar masonry
ⓘ
large stone blocks ⓘ |
| near |
Gihon Spring
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ophel area of Jerusalem ⓘ |
| notableArchaeologistInvolved | Eilat Mazar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| overlies | earlier remains in City of David ⓘ |
| partOf | City of David archaeological park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchStatus | subject of scholarly debate ⓘ |
| significance |
important for understanding urban development of Jerusalem
ⓘ
key evidence for early Jerusalem monarchy ⓘ |
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