Stepped Stone Structure
The Stepped Stone Structure is the name given to the remains at a particular archaeological site (sometimes termed Area G) on the eastern side of the
City of David, the oldest part of Jerusalem. The curved, 60-foot-high (18 m), narrow stone structure is built over a series of terraces (hence the name). A casemate
wall adjoins the structure from a northerly direction at the upper levels, and may have been the original city wall.
Excavation and interpretation
Hasmonean period.[5]
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Millo theory
It is hypothesized that the structure may be the Biblical
Large Stone Structure.[6] Mazar's interpretation of the evidence yields her hypothesis that the Large Stone Structure was an Israelite royal palace in continuous use from the tenth century until 586 BCE. She motivates her conclusion that the stepped stone structure and the large stone structure are parts of a single, massive royal palace by citing the biblical reference to the House of Millo in 2 Kings 12:21 as the place where King Joash was assassinated in 799 BCE while he slept in his bed. Millo is derived from "fill", (Hebrew milui). The stepped stone support structure is built of fills.[7]
See also
- Large Stone Structure
- Millo
References
- ^ Macalister, R.A.S; Duncan, J. Garrow (1926). Excavations on the hill of Ophel, Jerusalem, 1923-1925, being the joint expedition of the Palestine exploration fund and the 'Daily Telegraph'. London: Palestine Exploration Fund. pp. 51–55.
- OCLC 17997439.
- OCLC 1123472006.
- ISBN 978-1-57506-128-3.
- S2CID 161500349. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2009-03-05.
- ISBN 978-965-7726-00-6.
- ^ Mazar, Eilat, Excavations at the Summit of the City of David, Preliminary Report of Seasons 2005–2007, Shoham, Jerusalem and New York, 2009, p. 67.
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