Philistine culture

Temple offerings: miniature vessels for serving food and a marine mollusk shell "Tonna galea" found in one of the temples. Photo: Prof. Aren Maeir

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Botanical Findings Analysis from Biblical area of Goliath sheds Unprecedented Light on Philistine Ritual Practices

27 February 2024

Bar-Ilan University researchers shed “unprecedented light” on Philistine ritual practices, such as the use of psychoactive and medicinal plants, by...

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Radiocarbon dating makes it possible for the first time to check the extent to which archaeological findings match historical events from written sources

17 November 2023

Researchers from the Austrian Academy of Sciences have published a new radiocarbon dataset for Tel Gezer, one of the most...

Botanical Findings Analysis from Biblical area of Goliath sheds Unprecedented Light on Philistine Ritual Practices

Radiocarbon dating makes it possible for the first time to check the extent to which archaeological findings match historical events from written sources

New Writes

A new magnetic survey of the ancient Assyrian capital of Khorsabad has revealed a 127-room villa twice the size of the U.S. White House

1,800-Year-Old Gold Ring with ‘Venus the Victorious’ Carving and Carolingian Coins Discovered in France

The 7th-Century Lombard Kings’ Tombs Found in Pavia, Italy

Archaeologists Uncovered Rich Viking Women’s Graves in Norway

Discovery Shedding Light on Ancient Maritime Trade: 1,500-Year-Old Trade Shipwreck Found off Türkiye’s Ayvalık

2,000-Year-Old Unique Composite Fish Scaled Armor Found in Ancient Tomb

KIŠIB: A Digital Archive From 80,000 Mesopotamian Seals is Being Created

Army Museum Worker Discovers Early Medieval Sword While Swimming in a Polish River

Golden Tongues and Nails discovered on mummies from the Ptolemaic Period in Egypt

2-Meter-Long Stone Block Found at 12,000-Year-Old Boncuklu Tarla Site in Southeastern Türkiye