Excavations at the Israeli site of Tell es-Safi have revealed the ruins of the city of Gath, which was occupied by the Philistines during most of the Iron Age (ca. 1200–539 B.C.)(Courtesy Aren ...

Now this picture is confirmed and enriched by the study of botanical remains in a temple in Gath, the Philistine city known as the birthplace of the giant Goliath, according to the Bible.