Researchers discovered what they believe is evidence of the Babylonian conquest of Jerusalem that is detailed in the Bible.

Layers of ash, arrowheads, Iron Age potsherds, lamps, and jewelry from the period were uncovered on Mount Zion by a team led by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

"For archaeologists, an ashen layer can mean a number of different things," UNC Charlotte professor of history Shimon Gibson explained in a statement. "It could be ashy deposits removed from ovens; or it could be localized burning of garbage. However, in this case, the combination of an ashy layer full of artifacts, mixed with arrowheads, and a very special ornament indicates some kind of devastation and destruction. Nobody abandons golden jewelry and nobody has arrowheads in their domestic refuse."

He noted that the Scythian arrowheads they found were known to be used by the Babylonian warriors. The household objects and other artifacts are the "kind of jumble that you would expect to find in a ruined household following a raid or battle," he added.

"Together, this evidence points to the historical conquest of the city by Babylon because the only major destruction we have in Jerusalem for this period is the conquest of 587/586 BCE," Gibson said.

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