Winter winds scour the Judean hills near Jerusalem around 1000 b.c. where solitary watchers tend flocks beneath grey skies that offer no warmth.
Royal scribes record court proceedings in chambers located 31.78 degrees north and 35.21 degrees east within the fortified citadel walls.
Carved wooden harps rest against plastered plaster partitions inside the palace while guards patrol the stone thresholds.
Every man walks in a vain show and heaps up riches not knowing who shall gather them
Fading daylight leaves behind cold chambers where human breath vanishes instantly into the heavy evening air.