The ivory plaques were uncovered during excavations being conducted by the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) and Tel Aviv University at the Givati Parking Lot in the City of David in the Jerusalem Walls National Park; the excavations are funded by the City of David Foundation. The archeological site is located just to the south of the Old City Walls opposite the gate that leads into the Western Wall compound. The area is called the City of David because it is the location of the original City of Jerusalem at the time of King David, in a little valley to the...