2003.04.11
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 Tel Rᵊkhov Canaanite-Israeli, B.C.E. 12th-8th centuries. Hebrew Univ. |
"The existence of a united Israelite monarchy headed by King David and his Son, King Solomon, in the 10th century BCE has been affirmed by laboratory tests on archeological samples from excavations near Beit She'an. The findings, reached through carbon dating by scientists at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and the University of Groningen in the Netherlands, have particular significance to the running debate among archeologists about the authenticity of the biblical account of the two kings, and the period and extent of their reign…
"Writing in the April 11 issue of Science Magazine, HU Prof. Arnihai Mazar, BGU archeology and ecology expert Dr. Hendrik Bruins, and Prof. Hans Van der Plicht of Groningen describe of their findings from excavations at Tel Rehov, located about five km. south of Beit She'an in the Beit She'an Valley. The scholars argue that these findings conclusively prove that they found at Tel Rehov signs of an urban society from the 10th century BCE that can be compared with finds from other Israeli sites such as Megiddo, Hatzor and Gezer, which were attributed in the past to the United Monarchy." (Judy Siegel, Tel Rehov excavations near Beit She’an support biblical account of David and Solomon, The Jerusalem Post, 2003.04.11, p. A9).
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