Rachel Kalisher, a member of the physical anthropology team, measures a 10th-9th century BC skeleton Leon Levy Expedition to Ashkelon Over the centuries, the term Philistine has come to represent a ...

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.

I generally subscribe to the nihilistic punk-rock philosophy of “kill your idols,” but not when it comes to The Philistines. The group of Kansas City rockers has released its nine-track debut, The ...

ASHKELON, Israel, July 10 (Reuters) – Philistines were no “philistines,” say archaeologists who unearthed a 3,000-year-old cemetery in which members of the biblical nation were buried along with ...

FILE PHOTO: An American archaeology student unearths a skeleton during excavation works at the first-ever Philistine cemetery at Ashkelon National Park JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The ancient Philistines, ...

The ancient enemies of Israel have revealed themselves at last. For the first time in history, archaeologists have come face to face with the Philistines during an excavation of an ancient cemetery in ...

Photograph of infant burial at the Philistine Cemetery at Ashkelon. (Ilan Sztulman / Leon Levy Expedition to Ashkelon) Photograph of infant burial at the Philistine Cemetery at Ashkelon. (Ilan ...

The Philistines are referred to as the descendants of the Casluchim in Genesis 10:14 and Exodus 13:17. Known as a seafaring nation, the Philistines were a non-Semitic people who left Crete and arrived ...