a mountaintop in the center of the walled old city. it is a storied place, layered with spiritual meaning and now dominated by the golden dome and a muslim mosque. but just a short walk away outside the city walls a picture is emerging of the ancient and humble beginnings of jerusalem, which the bible says was founded by solomon s father, david. the city of david was a rather small settlement, hardly can be termed as a city. most probably unfortified. but it was here somewhere. reporter: we met doron ben ami, an israeli archaeologist who leads a team digging for evidence of the original city, which would have existed around 1,000 b.c. and it s got an interesting name. i mean, at least colloquially we re calling it the parking lot dig. yeah. it s hard to believe. but five years ago cars used to park right above our heads here. and once we decided to go
reporter: we met doron ben ami, an israeli archaeologist who leads a team digging for evidence of the original city, which would have existed around 1,000 b.c. and it s got an interesting name. i mean, at least colloquially we re calling it the parking lot dig. yeah. it s hard to believe. but five years ago cars used to park right above our heads here. and once we decided to go beneath the asphalt, immediately the early remains of jerusalem start to appear. how much do we know about solomon s temple, the first temple? actually, we know nothing. if not the biblical account, we have absolutely no proof about the building itself. reporter: but they say they re getting closer. we know that from the 9th century on, just a bit after the time of solomon, most of the things that are told in the bible are historically correct. most of them. but we are still left with a huge, large question mark regarding the time of david and
the city of david was a rather small settlement, hardly can be termed as a city. most probably unfortified. but it was here somewhere. reporter: we met doron ben ami, an israeli archaeologist who leads a team digging for evidence of the original city, which would have existed around 1,000 b.c. and it s got an interesting name. i mean, at least colloquially we re calling it the parking lot dig. yeah. it s hard to believe. but five years ago cars used to park right above our heads here. and once we decided to go beneath the asphalt, immediately the early remains of jerusalem start to appear. how much do we know about solomon s temple, the first temple? actually, we know nothing. if not the biblical account, we have absolutely no proof about the building itself. reporter: but they say they re getting closer. we know that from the 9th century on, just a bit after the time of solomon, most of the things that are told in the bible are historically correct. most of them. but w
the great temple once stood. a mountain top in the center of the walled old city. it is a story place layered with spiritual meaning and now dominated by the golden dome and a mosque. but just a short walk away outside the walls, a picture is emerging of the ancient and humble beginnings of jerusalem which the bible says was founded by david. the city of david was a small settlement, hardly to be termed as a city. most probably unfortified, but it is here somewhere. we met an beray and his israeli archaeologist who leads a team digging for evidence of the original city which would have been existed around 1,000 b.c. and it s got an interesting name. at least we re calling it the parking lot dig. yeah. it s hard to believe, but five years ago, cars used to park right above our heads here.
can be termed as a city. most probably unfortified. but it was here somewhere. reporter: we met doron ben ami, an israeli archaeologist who leads a team digging for evidence of the original city, which would have existed around 1,000 b.c. and it s got an interesting name. i mean, at least colloquially we re calling it the parking lot dig. yeah. it s hard to believe. but five years ago cars used to park right above our heads here. and once we decided to go beneath the asphalt, immediately the early remains of jerusalem start to appear. how much do we know about solomon s temple, the first temple? actually, we know nothing. if not the biblical account, we have absolutely no proof about the building itself. reporter: but they say they re getting closer. we know that from the 9th century on, just a bit after the time of solomon, most of the things that are told in the bible are historically correct.