 City of David archaeologist Eilat Mazar believes that a so-called Large Stone Structure she has discovered at the upper area of the site and tentatively dated to the tenth to ninth century BC, may be the palace of King David.Not far from that excavation area a number of bullae (seal impressions) were unearthed, bearing the names of Yehucal son of Shelemiah and Gedaliah son of Pashhur, two officials mentioned in the Book of Jeremiah.The ancient water systems connected to the Gihon Spring include natural, masonry-built, and rock-cut structures, such as

Other built structures, spread over excavated sections known as Area A, B, C, ... include

An adjacent and related excavation site is known as the

Chalcolithic remains include bits of pottery found in clefts in the bedrock by Macalister and Duncan.