* 16 New Studies in the City of David The intensive archaeological work on the city of David hill during the period covered in this article has continued in previously excavated areas ( the stepped street, the Spring House, an area along the western wall of the Temple Mount and in the Givati Parking Lot . New excavation areas have also been opened ( Area D on the eastern slope of the City of David ) . We will briefly present the key new findings and information gleaned in these areas over the past season . The Stepped Street ( Area S ) , City of David Area S is located approximately 30 m south of the Yovel Compound and above the central drainage channel ( Reich and Shukron's Area K2 ) . Excavation of this area, under the aegis of the Israel Antiquities Authority and directed by Nahshon Szanton and Joe Uziel, began in 2013 and is still underway . The main finds exposed so far focus on the stepped street, which is some 7 m wide and dated to the end of the Second Temple period ( the Early...
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