Silwan/City of David

A range of links relating to the issues surrounding the archaeology of Silwan/City of David

 

Note that the appearance of these websites on this pages merely means that they are potentially relevant, rather than reliable. Each will need to be very carefully evaluated. There are more general links to resources on the role of archaeology in Israel and Palestine in the Archaeology and Nationalism section. 

City of David website, by the Ir David (City of David) Foundation - also called ELAD (Amutat EL-AD). Lots of information, but do read up on the Ir David Foundation (starting with their account of themselves in this website, and then the 'Home Purchases' section in the Wikipedia article on them)

Emek Shaveh: website by association of Silwan residents and archaeologists giving their perspective on the role of archaeology at the City of David 

Five facts about the City of David you might not hear from your tour guide. By the Sheikh Jarrah Solidarity Movement

Video tour of City of David by Israeli archaeologist, in the Guardian. (June 2011) 

Architects and Planners for Justice in Palestine. Various relevant reports (e.g. on evictions in Silwan): browse through the news headlines on the left. 

Identifying King David's Palace: Mazar's flawed reading of the Biblical text, in the Bible and Interpretation website. (Sept 2010)

Summary of the archaeology of the City of David in the Jewish Virtual Library, with useful links to the historical background. (2010?)

Interview and commentary on the City of David and the role of archaeology by CBS News' 60 Minutes. Great bucket action... (Oct 2010)

The dig dividing Jerusalem. Report in the Guardian (May 2010)

Wall built by King Solomon? Science Daily (Feb 2010)

(Re)designing the City of David: Landscape, Narrative and Archaeology in Silwan. Academic article in Jerusalem Quarterly. (2000)

Zwinglius Redivivus. Blog by theology professor commenting on ideological use of archaeology at the City of David (Dec 2011)