According to Prof. Garfinkel, 'This is the first time that archaeologists uncovered a fortified city in Judah from the time of King David. Even in Jerusalem we do not have a clear fortified city from his period. Thus, various suggestions that completely deny the biblical tradition regarding King David and argue that he was a mythological figure, or just a leader of a small tribe, are now shown to be wrong.' Garfinkel continued, 'Over the years, thousands of animal bones were found, including sheep, goats and cattle, but no pigs. Now we uncovered three cultic rooms, with various cultic paraphernalia, but not even one human or animal figurine was found. This suggests that the population of Khirbet Qeiyafa observed two biblical bans - on pork and on graven images - and thus practiced a different cult than that of the Canaanites or the Philistines.'
http://www.haaretz.com/weekend/magazine/the-keys-to-the-kingdom-1.360222
http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/archaeological-find-stirs-debate-on-david-s-kingdom-1.429087
