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.

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 ...