In 2009, Israeli archaeologist Shimon Gibson found the remains of a large paved courtyard south of the Jaffa Gate between two fortification walls with an outer gate and an inner one leading to a barracks.
Izraelski arheolog Šimon Gibson je 2009. pronašao ostatke velikoga popločanoga dvorišta kod Vrata Jaffe između dva zida tvrđave, jedne vanjske ulice i ulice koja vodi prema vojarnama.