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FACT CHECK · INDIGENEITY, DNA AND 'COLONIZERS': KHAZARS, 'GO BACK TO POLAND', SETTLER COLONIALISM

Claim: There is no archaeological trace of Judean kings

FALSE

THE ANSWER

Announced 2 Dec 2015: a clay seal reading 'Belonging to Hezekiah [son of] Ahaz king of Judah', from Eilat Mazar's Ophel dig: the first of a Judean king from a scientific excavation.

SOURCE

ScienceDaily / Hebrew University, 2 Dec 2015; Israel MFA
sciencedaily.com · embassies.gov.il
Checked 2026-10-21

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