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Jul 23 Blog

King David’s Palace at Khirbet Qeiyafa?

The Israel Antiquities Authority’s (IAA) July 18, 2013 press release is crowned with an extraordinary headline: King David’s Palace was Uncovered in the Judean Shephelah.

Feb 13 Blog

Controversial Qeiyafa Comes to U.S. Museum

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Since the beginning of Dr. Yosef Garfinkel’s excavation at Khirbet Qeiyafa in 2007, the site has been producing exciting and controversial finds that have kept the Biblical archaeology world buzzing.

Aug 17 Blog

Another View: Christopher Rollston’s Methodology of Caution

By: Yosef Garfinkel

Yosef Garfinkel responds to Christopher Rollston's "What's the Oldest Hebrew Inscription?"

Jun 13 Blog

A Minimalist Disputes His Demise: A Response to Philip Davies

By: Yosef Garfinkel

Yosef Garfinkel responds to Philip Davies' response on the Bible and Interpretation Web site. In it, he accuses Yosef Garfinkel of “misrepresent[ing]” what minimalism is, of being a “careless and overblown writer” and “unable to distinguish truth from fact.”

May 8 Blog

Evidence of Cultic Activity in Judah Discovered at Khirbet Qeiyafa

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

The exciting finds just keep coming at Khirbet Qeiyafa. This unique, fortified Judahite city on the border with Philistia had a short-lived existence between 1020 and 980 B.C.E., according to carbon-dated remains excavated at the site, that places it at the dawn of the Israelite Monarchy, the time of King Saul and King David. In 2008, excavation director Yosef Garfinkel of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem revealed an ostracon with five lines of early script that had been discovered at Khirbet Qeiyafa. Among the earliest examples of alphabetic writing found in Israel, the enigmatic Qeiyafa Ostracon has been the focus of several articles in Biblical Archaeology Review, including two features in the May/June 2012 issue.

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