Excavating Biblical Judean town

During an excavation in Khirbet Qeiyafa near Beit Shemesh, Hebrew University Professor Yosef Garfinkel uncovered the Biblical city Sha’arayim. Using carbon dating, he proved that the fortified city (in books of Joshua and Samuel) was part of King David’s Kingdom of Judah.

http://israelbetweenthelines.com/2018/10/18/israeli-archaeology-leads-to-historic-treasures/

https://biblewalks.com/sites/Shaaraim.html

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