Large structure found, perhaps a temple, with two pillars, reminiscent of architecture in the story of Samson.
(Israel)—Archaeologists, led by Aren Maeir of Bar-Ilan University, have begun digging at the location of the ancient Philistine city of Gath; the place the Bible says was the home of Goliath.
As reported in the AP, Maeir said, "It doesn't mean that we're one day going to find a skull with a hole in its head from the stone that David slung at him, but it nevertheless tells that this reflects a cultural milieu that was actually there at the time."
The AP report also notes that the Philistines were originally from Greece and that the archaeologists have discovered traces of the destruction of Gath in the 9th century BC which "appears to have been the work of the Aramean king Hazael."