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The article discusses how the Philistines, known in the Bible as the enemy of Israel, were one tribe in a larger group known as the Sea Peoples who conquered the Mediterranean coast during the 12th-century. Topics include how the Sea Peoples built the ancient cities Gaza, Ashkelon, and Ekron, ancient Egyptian sources that discuss the Sea Peoples including the "Story of Wenamun" and the "Onomasticon of Amenope," and the cultural differences between the northern and southern Sea Peoples.

In this article, the author discusses the discovery of a marketplace in the ancient Philistine city of Ashkelon on the southern Mediterranean coast of modern-day Israel. The author notes that this discovery has led to a better understanding of the economic activities and commerce of this port city and of the greater ancient Near East.

an essay related to Philistines is presented discusses efforts of archaeologists towards unearthed buildings and artifacts which showed that Philistines were cosmopolitan.

The article focuses on the importance of the Cedars of Lebanon to ancient Israel and neighboring countries due to lack of natural resources. The article discusses the mention and use of cedars in the Bible, the excavation of cedar logs in a Philistine temple at Tell Qasile in Tel Aviv, Israel and the Egyptian ship of Cheops which was excavated at Giza, Egypt and is made of cedar. The article goes on to discuss the role of cedar in ship construction as evidenced by excavated shipwrecks.

The article focuses on discoveries made in a Roman synagogue at an excavation at Huqoq, an ancient village in Galilee, Israel. The article discusses the discoveries of the synagogue, a mikveh and mosaic pavements, the depiction of woman and the Biblical judge Samson and an inscription in Hebrew. The article goes on to discuss the scene depicted in the mosaic, which is identified as a story from the book of Judges in which Samson ties torches to foxes in order to destroy the Philistines' fields.

The article discusses archaeological evidence related to the Biblical description of the impalement of King Saul on the wall of Beth Shean in Israel. The author describes the history of excavations at Beth Shean and traces the history of the city from the Neolithic period through the Roman and Byzantine periods. The author suggests that there is no evidence of Philistines in Beth Shean or a wall at Beth Shean during the 12th-11th centuries B.C.E. when King Saul was impaled.

The article features building plans for architectural structures in Paris, France and their evolution throughout the years. In 1950s, the philistines starts to unravel and damage Haussmann's structures. During the reign of François Mitterand in 1980/1990s, the construction of cultural monuments such as the Louvre Pyramid by architect Ieoh Ming Pei, Bastille Opera by Carlos Ott and Institut du MondeArabe by Jean Nouvel started. The 12-year reign of Jacques Chirac created the Musée du Quai Branly architectural project in 2006.

The article offers information on the excavation project Leon Levy Expedition to Ashkelon that was led by Harvard University Dr. Larry Stager. Ashkelon which lies twelve miles north of Gaza draw people to the area because of their underground water supply during the Middle Bronze Age. It mentions the findings at the Ashkelon site including ceramic potter fragments with inscriptions said to be of the Philistines, the remains of the Roman city, the bronze calf and a terra cotta model of a temple. It notes other discoveries including the cemetery for dogs.

Presents the dissertation entitled "The Philistines: Origin, Culture and Conflict". Identity of the Philistines; Chronology of the Philistine in the Late Bronze Period; Settlement patterns; Ideological inferences.

An interview with Trude Dothan, professor of archaeology at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, is presented. Dothan discusses the changes that happened in the field of archaeology and the changes in women's position in archaeology in the past 35 years. She also talks about the reasons that lead her to a career in archaeology and her interest in the Philistines. She considers William Foxwell Albright as the greatest archaeologist she has known.

The article focuses on the issue of the captured Ark of the God and its plague to the Philistines. According to I Samuel 5-6, the Ark of God was captured by the Philistines during their battle with the Israelites. It highlights the events happened when the Ark was in the hands of the Philistines including the tumbling down of the statue of Dagon, their god, and a disease occurred in their manhood. Moreover, they returned the Ark to the Israelites with five golden mice and opalims.

The article discusses the cultural and anarchy history of Philistines along with Barbarians (aristocrats), and the Populace. It reviews a fable within a fable in Jonathan Swift's, Battle of the Books; and also talks about the identification of Swift's intellectual heir, the high-Victorian poet and critic Matthew Arnold of the modern bearers of the ancient sweetness and light as the Barbarians of the European aristocracy.

The author argues that Trude Dothan of the Hebrew University and Seymour Gitin of the Albright School for Archaeological Research in Jerusalem erred in concluding that the earliest Philistine city of Ekron was fortified. In their excavation of Tel Miqnue, Dothan and Gitin made the mistake of identifying a mud-brick wall as a city wall, and of dating the construction of the wall immediately after Late Bronze Age.

Relates the experience of the author excavating the Philistine site of Tel Miqne, on the border of the Israelite hill country, 22 miles southwest of Jerusalem. Production of new evidence that has radically altered our understanding of Philistine history; Factor affecting the absorption of Canaanites into the emerging Philistine and Israelite settlements and cities; Discovery of an ivory-handled dagger with bronze rivets at Ekron depicting the Philistine technology.

Examines the evidence that personal names in the Book of Judges can provide concerning the historicity of early sections of the Bible. Personal names found in the poem "Song of Deborah" in Judges 5; Comparison of the names to evidence from the archaeological record; Strong Philistine presence referred to often in the Book of Judges.

Focuses on archaeobotanical clues relating to the nature of the Philistine city of Ashkelon on the eve of its destruction by Babylonian leader Nebuchadnezzar in the late seventh century B.C.E. Description of the artifacts and botanical samples excavated by the authors at the site of ancient Ashkelon; Processing of the plant remains; Level of weed infestation in grain brought to Ashkelon; Authors' theory that Ashkelon imported much of its food from some distance.

Reports on the discovery of two beautifully crafted objects in a major Philistine city which proved to be an unusual designer accessory. Settlement of the Philistines on the coastal plain of what is now Israel around 1200 B.C.E.; Five cities established by the Philistines; Author Trude Dothan's excavation of two small, almost conical ivory pieces and a similar third piece made of faience at the site of Tel Miqne; Use of the objects as ear plugs, fashion accessories to be inserted disc-like into a large hotel in the earlobe; Origin of the vogue for ear plugs.

Traces the route taken by Philistines from Mycenae to their settlement in Canaan, Palestine. Description of the pottery made by the first Philistine migrants in Canaan; Design of the public buildings in Canaan; Evidence of the Philistines moving through Anatolia.

Traces the route taken by Philistines from Mycenae to their settlement in Canaan, Palestine. Inscription depicting the battle between the Sea Peoples and the troops of Ramesses III; Discovery of figurines depicting females and seated goddesses; Aspects of early Philistine history.

Discusses the possible discovery of Gath, the fifth city of the Philistine Pentapolis. Archaeological excavations at Tell es-Safi in Palestine; Biblical reference to Gath as the hometown of the giant Goliath; Assumption that Gath was one of the largest and most important Philistine cities; Archaeologically-based reconstruction of the history of the site. INSET: 2001 Update: The Dig Goes On..

The article reports that researchers from Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia and the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, the Israel Antiquities Authority, believe they've discovered the Philistine town Ziklag which was described in the Bible in 1 Samuel and 2 Samuel.

"Arts for Art's Sake" was a phrase conceived in irritation and adopted as a slogan by men more anxious to startle than to explain. It was directed at the Philistine, and it was not ill suited to the moment which gave it currency. Taken out of its context the phrase is, however, dangerously near to nonsense, and it is a pity that so flip a formula should have become fixed as the accepted designation of an aesthetic doctrine much more persistent and much more meaningful than the formula suggests. The curse of eighteen-ninetyism is heavy upon it, and nothing could be more unfortunate when the enemy happens to be not the Victorian bourgeoisie but the grimmer utilitarians of this sociological age.

Comments on the implications of the Treaty of Versailles on the Philistines. Desires of the American people from the treaty; Factors contributing to the joy and disappointment among the Philistines; Use of morality as propaganda to undermine the fighting spirit of the enemy.

The article focuses on the book "Chequer-Work," by Thomas G. Appleton. Appleton's volume is of the kind which one identifies sufficiently in saving that it affects unpretentiousness. A collection of trifles, having no closer relations to each other than beads strung on a string each bodying forth some light or pensive mood of the author's mind, or recording some slight adventure, or photographing some memory, and each polished to the degree of refined elegance, is the description which the preface it lacks would have given of it, one may fancy.

British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli prepared with some ingenuity a couple of surprises in the Queen's Speech, the one to dazzle Philistines on whose active sympathy he confidently calculates, the other to get himself and his Administration out of a serious difficulty. The solemn announcement that the Queen deemed the present a fitting opportunity for making a formal addition to her style and titles in respect that the direct government of India had been transferred to the Crown some twenty years ago, has been received with acclamation by all the retired shopkeepers and villa-occupiers in England, and with regret by everybody else.