Locating Jerusalem’s Royal Palace in the Second Millennium BCE in Light of the Glyptic and Cuneiform Material Unearthed in the Ophel
Nadav Na'aman
Tel Aviv: Journal of the Institute of Archaeology of Tel Aviv University
Volume 50, 2023 - Issue 1, pp. 111-125
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10 ... 23.2190284
https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/202 ... 74f0139000
early Jerusalem location debate
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Re: early Jerusalem location debate
A criticism of the proposal mentioned in the OP:
Pinpointing the Ancient Core of Jerusalem
Today we reflect on a new article supporting a theory that attempts to relocate the hill where ancient Jerusalem was founded
Chandler Collins, June 16, 2023
"A recently published article in the journal Tel Aviv has been highlighted in popular outlets and social media over the last week. Israeli scholar Nadav Na’aman presents new evidence in support of the idea that the ancient city of Jerusalem was founded not on the Southeastern Hill as has been agreed by archaeologists for some 100 years, but rather on the hill covered today by the Noble Sanctuary. This minority view which has been floating around scholarship for the last several decades finds renewed energy in Na’aman’s publication. Today’s newsletter looks at some of the issues surrounding what I will term the “Original Temple Mount Theory” (OTMT) that challenges traditional understandings of ancient Jerusalem." [....]
full article at:
https://approachingjerusalem.substack.c ... -jerusalem
Pinpointing the Ancient Core of Jerusalem
Today we reflect on a new article supporting a theory that attempts to relocate the hill where ancient Jerusalem was founded
Chandler Collins, June 16, 2023
"A recently published article in the journal Tel Aviv has been highlighted in popular outlets and social media over the last week. Israeli scholar Nadav Na’aman presents new evidence in support of the idea that the ancient city of Jerusalem was founded not on the Southeastern Hill as has been agreed by archaeologists for some 100 years, but rather on the hill covered today by the Noble Sanctuary. This minority view which has been floating around scholarship for the last several decades finds renewed energy in Na’aman’s publication. Today’s newsletter looks at some of the issues surrounding what I will term the “Original Temple Mount Theory” (OTMT) that challenges traditional understandings of ancient Jerusalem." [....]
full article at:
https://approachingjerusalem.substack.c ... -jerusalem
RE: location location location
That scruffy ruined bit in the front could use a flashy Trump development. Glass and steel, baby!