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

DNA Analysis Reveals Identifies the Genetic Makeup of Piceni the Most Fascinating Civilizations of Pre-Roman Italy

Lost Phrygian Inscription on Arslan Kaya Monument Deciphered

Oldest known alphabet unearthed in ancient Syrian city -500 years older than thought

One of the largest mass burial pits ever discovered in the UK has been unearthed next to Leicester Cathedral

The Highest Prehistoric Petroglyphs in Europe Discovered at 3000 Meters in the Italian Alps

Researchers have unveiled text concealed beneath an intricate decorative layer of gold leaf on a page of the famous Blue Qur’an

Scientists Find Aztec ‘Death Whistles’ do Weird Things to the Listeners’ Brains

Assyrian seal found in the ancient Kef Fortress built by the Urartians

For the first time, researchers discovered bioarchaeological evidence of familial embalming in early modern France

1500-year-old Stunning Pendant Amulet Depicting the Prophet Solomon Spearing the Devil on Horseback Found in Türkiye