»  Preface

 »  Historical Background

 »  The First Temple Period (click to view synopsis)

1. The Water Gate
2. The Projecting Tower
3. The Royal Building
4. The Western Ophel Wall
5. The Burial Ground

 »  The Persian, Hellenistic and Hasmonean Periods (click to view synopsis)

1. The Edge of the Seleucid Akra
2. The Hasmonean Wall
3. A Large Hasmonean Building

 »  The Herodian Period (click to view synopsis)

1. The Walls of the Temple Mount
2. The Royal Stoa
3. Robinson‘s Arch
4. The Herodian Street along the Western Wall
5. The Shops along the Herodian Wall
6. The Post for the Priest Announcing the Sabbath
7. Mazar Shaft and Aqueduct
8. A Herodian Ritual Bath (Miqveh)
9. The Herodian Street along the Southern Wall
10. Rock-Cut Channel
11. The Stairs in Front of the Double Gate (the Western Huldah Gate)
12. The Double Gate (the Western Huldah Gate)
13. The Triple Gate (the Eastern Huldah Gate)
14. The Courthouse at the Entrance to the Temple Mount
15. The Herodian Period eastern Wall
16. A Large Ritual Bath (Miqveh)

 »  The Roman Period (click to view synopsis)

1. The Valley Cardo (Cardo Valensis)
2. The Wall of the Tenth Legion Camp
3. The Bakery
4. The Large Bath-House

 »  The Byzantine Period (click to view synopsis)

1. The Inscription on the Western Wall
2. The Residential Dwellings
3. An Ancient Cave
4. The Monastery of the Virgins
5. The Winery
6. The Alley of Shops
7. The Pilgrims‘ Hospice
8. The Ophel Wall and Towers
9. An Early Byzantine Structure
10. The Peristyle House

 »  The Pre-Umayyad, Umayyad and Abbasid Periods (click to view synopsis)

1. The Synagogue in the Jewish Quarter
2. The Foundations of the Umayyad Structures—Subterranean Vaults
3. The Foundations of the Umayyad Structures—Wooden Construction Molds and Fills
4. The Public Building Adjacent to the Palace (Building III)
5. The Umayyad Palace (Building II)
6. The Double Gate
7. The Single Gate and Solomon‘s Stables

 »  The Fatimid, Crusader, Ayyubid and Mamluke Periods (click to view synopsis)

1. The Fortification in the South of the City and the Double Gate
2. The Gate of the Tannery
3. The Tower of the Templars

 »  The Ottoman Period (click to view synopsis)

1. Suleiman‘s Walls
2. The Dung Gate

 »  Important Dates in the History of Jerusalem

 »  Recommended Short Tour

 »  Select Bibliography (click to view)

 »  Orientation Plan of the Excavation Site

 »  Copyright Information (click to view)