Archaeologists discovered an arrowhead made from bone near the ancient Israeli city of Gath, the Biblical home of Goliath, according to a newly published study. The findings, published in Near Eastern Archaeology, note the arrowhead was initially discovered in 2019 and was likely comprised of cattle metapodial. It's possible that the arrowhead was produced in a workshop about 1,000 feet from where the arrowhead was discovered, in the ancient city of Gath. Drawings (left) and photographs (right) of the bone arrowhead that was discovered in 2019 near the ancient city of GathThe arrowhead suffered impact fractures (a), which can be further seen in high magnification (b) detailing the direction of which the arrowhead made its mark. 'However, micro-wear analysis of the object duplicates the damage pattern found by Knecht with a clear impact fracture (i.e., a scar) on the tip of the Tell eṣ-Ṣafi/Gath arrowhead.'

Source: Daily Mail May 31, 2021 18:09 UTC