TEL ZAFIT, Israel – The Gath archaeological site in southern Israel is littered with distinctive 2,800-year-old pottery shards poking out of the ground – a strong indication, archaeologists and ...

Monumental Iron Age remains from the ancient Philistine city of Gath, once the home of the legendary biblical giant Goliath, surfaced this summer during excavations by a Bar-Ilan University-led team ...

Excavations at the Israeli site of Tell es-Safi have revealed the ruins of the city of Gath, which was occupied by the Philistines during most of the Iron Age (ca. 1200–539 B.C.)(Courtesy Aren Maier, ...

An archaeological discovery announced on Sunday in Israel may help solve an enduring biblical mystery: where did the ancient Philistines come from? US anthropologist and pathologist, Sherry Fox shows ...

ASHKELON, Israel — An archaeological discovery announced on Sunday in Israel may help solve an enduring biblical mystery: Where did the ancient Philistines come from? The Philistines left behind ...

Deputy Editor Amanda Borschel-Dan is the host of The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, What Matters Now and The Reel Schmooze podcasts, and heads up The Times of Israel's features. In a finding sure ...

TEL ZAFIT, Israel - The Gath archaeological site in southern Israel is littered with distinctive, 2,800-year-old pottery shards poking out of the ground. They're a strong indication, archaeologists ...

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