The Philistines lived in the Middle East about 3,000 years ago. ... Jerusalem, which was supposed to be King David’s capital, appears to have been sparsely populated around 3,000 years ago, ...

ASHKELON, Israel, July 10 (UPI) --The Philistines - villains in the Bible thought to have little culture or class - may have gotten a bad rap.The discovery of a Philistine cemetery on the southern ...

The Philistines mostly resided in five cities along the southern coast of what is today Israel and the Gaza Strip during the early Iron Age, around 3,000 years ago.

For centuries, the ancient Philistines have been a prominent, yet enigmatic, group in historical accounts, particularly in the narratives of the ancient Levant. Their true origins—whether they ...

Earlier this year it was reported that the first–ever Philistine cemetery was discovered on the Israeli coast near Ashkelon. Now, the contents of the 3,000 year–old graveyard have been revealed.

For over 25 years, archaeologists have been excavating the historic site of Tell es-Safi in Israel, home to the biblical city of Gath. New evidence uncovered at the site is shedding light on the ...

A 3,000-year-old graveyard with the bones of about 200 individuals discovered in Ashkelon, Israel, is being hailed as the first (and only) Philistine cemetery ever found. If valid, the finding ...

One of the Bible’s deepest and most important mysteries may be about to be solved. Archaeologists appear to have found a cemetery belonging to the Philistines for the first time ever, along with ...