But scholars have debated where exactly in the Aegean region the Philistines came from: mainland Greece, the islands of Crete or Cyprus, or even Anatolia, in modern-day Turkey.

A team in Israel has unearthed an ancient cemetery, which it says will unravel the mystery of the Philistines. DNA, radiocarbon and biological distance tests are being performed on bone samples ...

The Philistines were believed to have arrived in modern-day Israel in the 12th century BC, though there was little evidence to suggest where the people had come from.

Scholars of the period differ as to the geographical origins of the Philistines, with mainland Greece, the islands of Crete or Cyprus, and Anatolia in modern-day Turkey considered.

Archaeologists in Israel have unearthed an ancient cemetery believed to be the final resting place of some 200 Philistines. They hope the bones will show a new side of the notorious biblical people.

The Philistines arrived by sea from the area of modern-day Greece around 1200 B.C. They went on to rule major ports at Ashkelon and Ashdod, now cities in Israel, and at Gaza, now part of the ...

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Philistines introduced sycamore, cumin and opium poppy into Israel during the Iron Age ... As a consequence, modern wild boar in Israel today bears a European haplotype rather than a local, ...