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Is This Goliath’s Burial Site? First Ever Philistine Cemetery Discovered

July 18, 2016

Is This Goliath’s Burial Site? First Ever Philistine Cemetery Discovered

Archaeologists have unearthed the first Philistine cemetary ever discovered, shedding light on an ancient civilization that was home to one of the Bible's most famous villains.

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