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  • Diggers Unearth Philistines Remains in Israel, Providing scholars with clues to the Bible's bad guys

    07/09/2011 7:09:28 PM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 13 replies
    Gather ^ | 07/09/2011 | Kate James
    Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of the Philistines in Israel. They are providing scholars with new clues to the Bible's bad guys. The digging in the city of Gath is helping flesh out the picture of the group. Since 1996, digging happens each year in Gath, and this year, over 100 scholars gathered to began excavating the remains of the ancient metropolis whose most famous resident was Goliath. This year, the diggers have unearthed ancient jugs that are more than 3,000 years old, and the decorations on them hint at the Greek origins of the Philistines. How amazing that these...