The Philistines have been described as probably the biggest villains of the Hebrew Bible. Likely originating in Crete, they ...

The Philistines were a group of people who arrived in the Levant (an area that includes modern-day Israel, Gaza, Lebanon and Syria) during the 12 th century B.C. They came during a time when ...

The ancient remains of 10 Biblical Philistines uncovered at an Iron Age cemetery are helping scientists understand who these people were and where they came from.

Ancient DNA may reveal origin of the Philistines. Historical accounts and archaeology agree that the biggest villains of the Hebrew Bible were ‘different’—but how different were they really?

Philistines had a taste for far-flung foods, fossilized tooth plaque reveals. A study of individuals buried more than 3,000 years ago in what is now Israel shows Asian foods like soy and turmeric ...

Archaeologists dig up clues on Philistines from psychedelic plants in ancient temples New study examines remains of food, seeds, flowers found in Gath that were used in ancient Greece in worship ...