 It is thought to have been a walled city in the Bronze Age, which enjoyed the defensive advantages of its position.In the pre-Israelite period, the area is thought to have been separated from the site of the later Temple Mount by the Ophel, an uninhabited area which became the seat of government under Israelite rule.In 2014, excavations at the Givati parking lot showed there had been no 10th-century city wall, meaning