Tag Archive for 'Gath'

Domestic donkeys were being ridden and controlled with bits during the early 3rd millennium BC in the southern Levant, very soon after they were domesticated in the late 4th millennium in northeast Africa. Image credit: Open Clipart Vectors.

Domestic Donkeys May Have Worn Bits As Early As 5,000 Years Ago

May 22, 2018 by News Staff

An analysis of a complete skeleton of an early domestic donkey from the Early Bronze Age (2800-2600 BC) deposits at the site of the Biblical city ‘Gath...

The remains of the city wall of Philistine Gath. Image credit: Prof Aren Maeir, Director, Bar-Ilan University.

Archaeologists Unearth Entrance Gate, Fortifications of Gath

Aug 4, 2015 by News Staff

A team of archaeologists directed by Prof Aren Maeir of Bar-Ilan University has discovered a fortification wall and an entrance gate of the Biblical city...