Clay seals from dig near Gaza date to 10th Cent. BCE

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These are little balls or ovals that were used to seal documents, each with the sender's identifying stamp pressed into the wet clay.

While they aren't specifically identified with either David or Solomon, they are evidence that state formation was occurring in southern Israel earlier than anticipated, specifically in the area that was to become the kingdom of Judah. If they turn out to be associated with David, it will mean he was rather more than the hill-country chieftain postulated by the archaeological minimalists.

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