Tell es-Safi/Gath: A Major Philistine City

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journal article

Publication

Near Eastern Archaeology, vol. 81, no. 1, 6-14

Peer reviewed

Yes

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• myth interpretation David and Goliath as heroic borderland memory
  Evidence confidence: ◈ low
  informs · contextualizes · Gath and Philistine regional setting

  Provides site context.

• geography assertion Gath / Tell es-Safi — geography assertion
  Evidence confidence: ◈ moderate
  informs · locates · site overview

  Supports identification and archaeological location of Gath / Tell es-Safi; the point is a representative site locator, not an excavation footprint.

• entity Gath / Tell es-Safi
  Evidence confidence: ◈ high
  informs · provides archaeological observation · site overview

  Supports the site description, phase range, or principal research relevance.

• geography assertion Southern coastal plain and Philistia research zone — geography assertion
  Evidence confidence: ◈ moderate
  informs · provides archaeological observation · site overview and regional setting

  Anchors the inland Gath/Tell es-Safi component.

• relationship Gath / Tell es-Safi — located in — Shephelah
  Evidence confidence: ◈ high
  informs · provides archaeological observation · site overview

  Supports the site description, phase range, or principal research relevance.

• date assertion Gath / Tell es-Safi — date assertion
  informs · provides archaeological observation · site overview

  Supports the site description, phase range, or principal research relevance.

• relationship Research record — associated with
  Evidence confidence: ◈ low
  supports · contextualizes · Gath and Philistine regional setting

  Provides site context.