Earlier this year it was reported that the first–ever Philistine cemetery was discovered on the Israeli coast near Ashkelon. Now, the contents of the 3,000 year–old graveyard have been revealed.

A 3,000-year-old graveyard with the bones of about 200 individuals discovered in Ashkelon, Israel, is being hailed as the first (and only) Philistine cemetery ever found. If valid, the finding would ...

TEL ZAFIT, Israel – The Gath archaeological site in southern Israel is littered with distinctive 2,800-year-old pottery shards poking out of the ground – a strong indication, archaeologists and ...

There can't be many insults that strike more viciously at the heart of the highbrow film lover than "philistine". Whatever other barbs may be slung, for those who cherish their Film with a capital F, ...

Monumental Iron Age remains from the ancient Philistine city of Gath, once the home of the legendary biblical giant Goliath, surfaced this summer during excavations by a Bar-Ilan University-led team ...

The enigmatic Philistine culture, which flourished during the Iron Age (ca. 1200-604 BCE), profoundly affected the southern Levant's cultural history, agronomy, and dietary customs. More than a ...

There’s a scene in Noah Baumbach’s brilliant “The Squid and the Whale” where the proudly cultured but socially inept father — Jeff Daniels — calls his rebellious son a “philistine.” He spits out the ...

“No passion in the world,” H.G. Wells declared, “is equal to the passion to alter someone else’s draft.” A wry line, aimed at the funny bone of the elite. But if we’re to joke about impulses of the ...

While many aspects of Philistine culture are well-documented, the specifics of Philistine religious practices and deities have long remained shrouded in mystery. A recent study contributes valuable ...