5/1970

Contents
The Necropolis from the Time of the Kingdom of Judah at Silwan, Jerusalem,
by David Ussishkin     34
The Excavation South and West of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem: The Herod-
ian Period, by Benjamin Mazar     47
Paul W. Lapp: In Memoriam     60
The Neu Organization of ASOR     63

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The Neeropolis from the Time of the Kingdom of Judah at Silwan, Jerusalem
DAVID USSISHKIN
Tel Aviv University
One of the impressive archaeological remains from the period of the First Temple in Jerusalem, when the City was the eapital of the kings of the house of David, is the necropolis situated within the area of the presentday village of Silwan. The existence of the neeropolis had been known for many years, and various tombs were studied by distinguished scholars, primarily C. Schick, C. Clermont-Ganneau, A. Reifenberg, N. Avigad and recently S. Loffreda.' In spiee of its importance, however, a general systematic study of the necropolis was not carried out until last year. The reason for this is, perhaps, to be sought in the hostile nature of the villagers. Already in the 19th century their notoriety had spread among European travelers and scholars in Jerusalem. C. Warren, for example, wrote in 1876,
 

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