Because ever since Israeli archaeologist Yigael Yadin’s excavations at Megiddo during the 1960 ’ s and early 1970 ’ s, it was considered confirmed by many within the archaeological world that he had discovered fortifications and city gates that date from the period of King Solomon.
परंतु आता, जेझरील येथे सापडलेली तटबंदी, मातीची भांडी आणि वेशी यांमुळे यिगल यांच्या उत्खननाबद्दल शंका व्यक्‍त केली जात आहे.