[Jerusalem Post] Etgar Lefkovits - The remnants of a 2,500-year-old wall from the time of the prophet Nehemiah have been uncovered in an archeological excavation in Jerusalem's ancient City of David, strengthening recent claims that King David's palace has been found at the site, Hebrew University archeologist Dr. Eilat Mazar said Wednesday. Both the 30 meter section of the wall and a six-by-three-meter part of a previously uncovered tower have now been dated to the fifth century BCE based on the rich pottery found during the dig under the tower, she said. Nehemiah arrived in Jerusalem as governor in 445 BCE with the permission of the Persian king, determined to rebuild the city after the destruction of the First Temple by the Babylonians in 586 BCE.
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