was the first archaeological proof of a biblical passage in history...
It proved the existence of the real King Solomon.
The events that followed are the rest of the story.Enjoy the Documentary Video Clips as below
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWnPOzm4djk&feature=PlayList&p=597EB8D6FCCDD68F&index=2
"There is no example in the history of archaeology where a passage helped so much in identifying and dating structures. Our decision to attribute that layer to Solomon was based primarily on the one Kings Passage, the stratigraphy, and the pottery"
By Yigael YadinMy name is Dan Pride. I, with others, dug the hole,... with the sweat of my back,... that completed the first archaeological proof of a biblical passage in history. That's me in the picture (above right) from the A&E Documentary "Digging for the Truth" (Me in the Background, Yigael Yadin foreground), ...and ironically in the shows introduction of the title "Digging for the Truth" (above left).
I was an Allegheny College summer intern in archaeology in 1971 (Reference) and a member of the team who dug up King Solomon's Gate at Tel Gezer. The Solomonic Gate at Gezer was the third Solomonic Gate discovered. Combined with the discoveries of the Solomonic Gates at Megiddo in the 30's and Hazor in the 50's, The Gezer Gate completed the first proof of a biblical passage in history with rocks on the ground, ...passage 1 Kings 9:15. ( See Video )
"Now this is the way King Solomon conscripted the Labor Corps to build the house of the Lord, his house, the Millo, the wall of Jerusalem, Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer"The Holy Bible 1 Kings 9:15
http://www.kingsolomonsgate.com/