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Okay. >> we get to the river bottom as quickly as we can. it's only about 15 feet deep. thankfully, the visibility is good and we find ourselves in a stunning underwater garden with overhanging ledges, walls of papyrus, submerged trees and lilies. >> we know there's at least one crocodile in this area because we saw the ripples on the water. we believe it's gone into a nearby cave system so we're going to go into the caves right now to try to see if we can find it. >> it's eerie and intimidating down here. the only light comes from our camera and it's easy to lose your way. brad signals that h...

Stunning underwater garden with overhanging ledges, walls of papyrus, submerged trees and lilies. >> we know there's at least one crocodile in this area because we saw the ripples on the water. we believe it's gone into a nearby cave system so we're going to go into the caves right now to try to see if we can find it. >> it's eerie and intimidating down here. the only light comes from our camera and it's easy to lose your way. brad signals that he sees a crocodile. at first i can't see anything, but then out of the darkness, on the floor of the cave just as brad warned, i see that gleaming row...

Have been born on the other side of the cave but this is part of the same cave system. >> it is all part of the cave system. that is an entirely artificial wall it goes taupe the roof of the cave. you can see the bedrock all above it. this is the area that has been excavated. >> the excavation early 1960s turned up evidence that it was occupied during the time of david right up to the time of jesus. >> there was traces of guns and broken pottery and coins it was used for stabling and storage. >> so this would be a wonderful place to shutter a flock or store grain after the summer perfectly no ...

>> tradition has it christ would have been born on the other side of the cave but this is part of the same cave system. >> it is all part of the cave system. that is an entirely artificial wall it goes taupe the roof of the cave. you can see the bedrock all above it. this is the area that has been excavated. >> the excavation early 1960s turned up evidence that it was occupied during the time of david right up to the time of jesus. >> there was traces of guns and broken pottery and coins it was used for stabling and storage. >> so this would be a wonderful place to shutter a flock or store gra...

Shaped. but this wall is artificial. next door is the contain -- the cave of the holy innocent. >> very little evidence of the original cave. >> the original is below us here. >> tradition has it that christ was born on the other side of this cave but this is part of the same cave system. >> yes, part of the cave system. that is an artificial wall that goes to the roof of the cave and you can see the bedroom above -- the bedrock above us. >> they excavated and got evidence that it was occupied up to the time of king david. >> there was dung and pottery and used for storage and more.