Excavations Shed Light on Philistines

Lawrence Stager, Dorot professor of the archaeology of Israel at Harvard, will present a free lecture “The Mysterious Philistines: Excavations at Ashkelon Cast New Light on Their Origins, Language, Religion and Daily Life,” in a lecture co sponsored by Westmont and UC Santa Barbara Wednesday, Feb. 20, at 7 p.m. in North Hall 1006 at UCSB.

Stager has written many books including “Life in Biblical Israel” and “Scripture and Other Artifacts: Essays on the Bible and Archaeology in Honor of Philip J. King.”