Jerusalem : A team of archaeologists from Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Israel’s Antiquities Authority have said that they have discovered the ruins of a palace belonging to the biblical King David.
Although their claim was disputed, they say that they find, a large fortified complex west of Jerusalem at a site called Khirbet Qeiyafa, is the first palace of the biblical king ever to be discovered.
Garfinkel, who led the seven-year dig with Saar Ganor of Israel’s Antiquities Authority said his team found cultic objects typically used by Judeans, the subjects of King David, and saw no trace of pig remains as pork is forbidden under Jewish dietary laws. (AP)