Archaeologists in Israel are unraveling the complex history of an ancient military fortification dating to the reigns of Kings Solomon and David. The gatehouse complex, which dates to the 10th ...

In 1934, an archaeologist was digging in the Timna Valley in the sweltering heat of southern Israel. He was trying to prove that King Solomon’s Mines was no mere 19th-century fantasy adventure.

The inscription is thought to be the oldest known Ancient South Arabian script found in Israel, according to the study. Related: King Solomon's mines were abandoned and became a desert wasteland ...

According to the Old Testament, Solomon was the son of King David and Bathsheba who brought Israel to its ancient fruition, ruling an empire that stretched from the Euphrates to the northern tip ...

In their 2001 book The Bible Unearthed: Archaeology's visions of Ancient Israel and the Origins of Its Sacred Texts, they wrote: "For all their reported wealth and power, neither David nor Solomon ...

Two Biblical Kings: 'David and Solomon' May 15, 2006 1:42 PM ET. Heard on Fresh Air. ... Archaeology's New Vision of Ancient Israel and the Origin of Its Sacred Texts.

Located in the Timna Valley in Israel, ancient Egyptians and others in the region used the mines for copper mining. Early archaeologists and explorers believed that King Solomon, an ancient ...

Archaeologists in Israel’s Golan Heights have discovered an ancient city gate from the time of King David. The find was made during an excavation at the ancient city of Bethsaida.

Okay, we can’t say for sure whether the legendary romance between the biblical King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba – if she even existed – really happened. But we do know that a speaker of Sheba’s ...

For this reason, many have dismissed the notion that ancient Israel could be as powerful as described in the Bible. However, in order to understand the Israel of King David and King Solomon, ...