- [Julie] Finding this part of the wall

in the City of David archeological site

provides a key to understanding

the first temple era of ancient Jerusalem.

- In the '60s, famous Britisharcheologist, Kathleen Kenyon,

just few meters north of here,

uncovered 30-metersection of the same wall

then she claimed, already,this is the wall of Jerusalem

during the time period.

- [Julie] Then, accordingto Dr. Vukosavovic,

about a decade later,

Israeli archeologist Yigal Shilo

found another section further south,

but a piece of thepuzzle remained missing.

- [Flip] For a number ofyears, we attempted to find

additional sections ofthis wall and we couldn't.

So much so, that we started doubting

the existence of this wall.

- [Julie] That brings us to this discovery

of two more sections whichclears up the mystery.

- So now, we canconclusively say that yes,

the City of David, at least,

had one massive wall thatsurrounded the City of David.

- The wall behind me would have protected

the ancient city of Jerusalemfor about 200 years,

from the 8th centuryBC until about 587 BC.

In 600 BC, the Babyloniansbesieged the city,

which is described in the book of 2 Kings.

The Bible says "Nebuzaradancame to Jerusalem.

He set fire to the temple ofthe Lord, the royal palace,

and all the houses of Jerusalem.

Every important building he burned down.

The whole Babylonian army

under the commander of the imperial guard

broke down the walls around Jerusalem."

Archeologists found evidence

of that burning just inside the wall.

This part apparently wasn't destroyed,

possibly because of thesteep hill below it.

In addition to the wall,archeologists found artifacts

indicating what life was like

in the kingdom of Judah in those days.

- And we found right here where I stand,

a bullae of a person called Safan,

which is abbreviation of Tsafania

which we find in the Bible as well.

Just few centimeters away,

we found a Babylonian stem seal.

- The jar handles were stampedwith rosettes and circles

and with Lemelech belonging to the king.

- To find a really beautifulwall in so many ways,

you touch something oryou walk on something

or you lean againstsomething that you know

somebody did the samething 2,600 years ago.

So it's emotional.

- For now, the excavation continues

as archeologists try to understand

how the nearby Gihon Springand other sites fit together.

Julie Stahl, CBN news, thecity of David, Jerusalem.