Givati Parking Lot dig

Givati Parking Lot dig
Givati Parking Lot Excavations
LocationSilwan, Jerusalem
Coordinates31°46′23″N 35°14′11″E / 31.773056°N 35.236389°E / 31.773056; 35.236389
TypeArchaeological excavation
History
FoundedVarious periods, primarily Second Temple and Byzantine
Site notes
Discovered2007
Public accessNo
Part of a hoard, dated to the time of Byzantine emperor Heraclius
City of David excavation, 2011

The Givati Parking Lot dig is an archaeological excavation located in Silwan. It is adjacent to the City of David archaeological site. The dig was conducted by Doron Ben-Ami and Yana Tchekhanovets of the Israel Antiquities Authority and underwritten by the City of David Foundation.[1]

  1. ^ "2,000 year-old cameo found in Jerusalem," Archived 2010-09-02 at the Wayback Machine Aug. 30, 2010, Jerusalem Post.