Scholars of the period differ as to the geographical origins of the Philistines, with mainland Greece, the islands of Crete or Cyprus, and Anatolia in modern-day Turkey considered. The expedition team is now performing DNA, radiocarbon and other tests on the remains in an attempt to pinpoint their provenance. Click here to read more in BBC News.
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Discovery of Philistine cemetery
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