The Fortification System in the Northwestern Part of Jerusalem from the Early Islamic Period to the Ottoman Period (Hebrew, pp.105–130; English summary, pp. 73*–75*)

Along the exterior of the wall in Jerusalem, near the New Gate, several defense elements were unearthed beneath the Ottoman wall, including stone courses, a rock-cut moat and towers. These findings make it possible to suggest a new reconstruction of the development of the fortification system of the city from the Roman–Byzantine periods tothe Earlty Islamic, Medieval and Ottoman periods.

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Atiqot
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2025-01-22
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https://doi.org/10.70967/2948-040x.1521
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Archaeology and Historical Studies
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The Fortification System in the Northwestern Part of Jerusalem from the Early Islamic Period to the Ottoman Period (Hebrew, pp.105–130; English summary, pp. 73*–75*)

Shlomit Weksler-Bdolah
Atiqot
Archaeology and Historical Studies
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The Fortification System in the Northwestern Part of Jerusalem from the Early Islamic Period to the Ottoman Period (Hebrew, pp.105–130; English summary, pp. 73*–75*)

Shlomit Weksler-Bdolah
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Abstract

Along the exterior of the wall in Jerusalem, near the New Gate, several defense elements were unearthed beneath the Ottoman wall, including stone courses, a rock-cut moat and towers. These findings make it possible to suggest a new reconstruction of the development of the fortification system of the city from the Roman–Byzantine periods tothe Earlty Islamic, Medieval and Ottoman periods.

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The Fortification System in the Northwestern Part of Jerusalem from the Early Islamic Period to the Ottoman Period (Hebrew, pp.105–130; English summary, pp. 73*–75*) — Shlomit Weksler-Bdolah · Atiqot (2025) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS