Tag Archive for 'Philistines'

Archaeologists Locate Long-Lost Biblical City of Ziklag

Jul 25, 2019 by Enrico de Lazaro

Archaeologists believe they have found the lost Philistine city of Ziklag, where young David lived when he fled from King Saul. They said they had discovered...

Left: captive Philistine warriors from a wall relief at Medinet Habu, Egypt, 1185-1152 BC. Right: an artist's conception of a Philistine warrior. Image credit: John Shumate.

Biblical Philistines Came from Europe, Ancient DNA Reveals

Jul 4, 2019 by News Staff

A team of scientists from Germany, the United States and Korea has sequenced and analyzed DNA of 10 Bronze and Iron Age individuals from the ancient Mediterranean...

The beer-producing yeast strain EBEgT12 isolated from a vessel from the site of En-Besor, Israel. Image credit: Aouizerat et al, doi: 10.1128/mBio.00388-19.

Researchers Brew Beer with 5,000-Year-Old Yeasts

May 24, 2019 by News Staff

A multidisciplinary team of scientists has successfully isolated several yeast strains from ancient vessels excavated at archaeological sites in Israel....

Philistines Introduced Cumin, Opium Poppy into Levant, Archaeologists Say

Aug 31, 2015 by News Staff

The Philistines – one of the so-called Sea Peoples, and mentioned in the Bible and other ancient sources – were a seafaring Indo-European people...

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...