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THE FIRST TEMPLE PHASE. The excavation site was a quarry situated outside the city on the slopes of the Western Hill until King Hezekiah expanded the walls in the late eighth century B.C.E. to include this area west of the City of David. (The later Herodian Temple Mount and current Old City wall are depicted in light gray for reference.)