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Archeologists from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Israel's Antiquities Authority said their find, a large fortified complex west of Jerusalem at a site called Khirbet Qeiyafa, is the first palace of the biblical king ever to be discovered. " Khirbet Qeiyafa is the best example exposed to date of a fortified city from the time of King David," said Yossi Garfinkel, a Hebrew University archaeologist, suggesting David himself would have used the site. Garfinkel led the sevenyear dig with Saar Ganor of Israel's Antiquities Authority. Garfinkel said his team found cultic objects typically used by Judeans, the subjects of King David, and saw no trace of pig remains. Pork is forbidden under Jewish dietary laws. Clues such as these, he said, were " unequivocal evidence" David and his descendants had ruled at the site. Critics said the site could have belonged to other kingdoms of the area. The consensus among most scholars is no definitive physical proof of the existence of King David has been found. Biblical archeology itself is contentious. Israelis often use archeological findings to back up their historic claims to sites also claimed by the Palestinians, such as the Old City of Jerusalem. Despite extensive archeological evidence, for example, Palestinians deny the biblical Jewish Temples dominated the hilltop where the Al- Aqsa Mosque compound, Islam's third- holiest site, stands today. In general, researchers are divided over whether biblical stories can be validated by physical remains. The current excavators are not the first to claim they found a King David palace. In 2005, Israeli archaeologist Eilat Mazar said she found the remains of King David's palace in Jerusalem dating to the 10th century BC, when King David would have ruled. Her claim also attracted skepticism, including from Garfinkel himself. Using carbon dating, the archeologists traced the site's construction to that same period. Garfinkel said the team also found a storeroom almost 15 metres long, suggesting it was a royal site used to collect taxes from the rest of the kingdom. Garfinkel believes King David lived permanently in Jerusalem in a yet- undiscovered site, only visiting Khirbet Qeiyafa or other palaces for short periods. He said the site's placement on a hill indicates the ruler sought a secure site on high ground during a violent era of frequent conflicts between city states. " The time of David was the first time that a large portion of this area was united by one monarch," Garfinkel said. " It was not a peaceful era." Archeologist Israel Finkelstein of Tel Aviv University agreed Khirbet Qeiyafa is an " elaborate" and " well- fortified" 10th- century BC site, but said it could have been built by Philistines, Canaanites or other peoples in the area. He said there was no way to verify who built the site without finding a monument detailing the accomplishments of the king who built it. Last week, for instance, archeologists in Israel found pieces of a sphinx bearing the name of the Egyptian pharaoh who reigned when the statue was carved. Garfinkel insisted critics like Finkelstein are relying on outdated theories. " I think other people have a collapsed theory and we have fresh data," he said. - The Associated Press REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - The estranged wife of the northern California limousine driver who was behind the wheel when a fire in the vehicle killed five women celebrating the wedding of a Filipino nurse in May said he had been arguing with her on the phone moments before the blaze, according to a newspaper report Sunday. Rachel " Raquel" Hernandez- Brown told the San Jose Mercury News that during their shouting match, Orville Brown turned up the music in the limo so his passengers couldn't hear the tense conversation. " The music was really loud. And I kept yelling, ' I can't hear you. Turn it down,' " Hernandez- Brown told the paper. " I said, ' You're not paying attention.' You know, like, get off the phone. Stop calling me." One of the nine nurses in the vehicle said she banged on the partition to warn the driver the back of the limo was filling with smoke. Brown told authorities he initially misunderstood the warning as a request to smoke a cigarette and kept driving. Hernandez- Brown, in her first comments about the May 4 vehicle fire, said Brown called moments after getting out of the limo to tell her it was ablaze. " He was continuously calling me back," she told the Mercury News . " I said, ' Well, what made you call me first?' He said, ' Well, I don't know, I didn't know who else to call.' " The couple have four children and separated about a month before the fire on the San Mateo Bridge. Hernandez- Brown called police hours before the blaze to report Brown had kicked and dented her car during an argument. He had left the scene before police arrived. " We need to follow up on this," Karen Guidotti, chief deputy San Mateo County district attorney told the newspaper when told of its finding. California High Patrol Capt. Mike Maskarich said Sunday investigators did interview Hernandez- Brown, but he declined to discuss what she said. " The matter is still in the review process," he said, declining to discuss the investigation further. The newspaper reported the California Highway Patrol was expected to announce the cause of the fire soon, and investigators had focused on friction from the driveshaft. The nine nurses had hired the 1999 Lincoln Town Car to celebrate the recent wedding of Neriza Fojas, one of the five women who died. The driver told the newspaper he was " not authorized to talk to any more reporters, no more interviews." The Associated Press couldn't reach Brown on Sunday. In interviews with media shortly after the fire, Brown said he did " everything he could do" to help save the passengers. - The Associated Press King David's palace ruin? Archeologists dispute find Could have been property of other regional kingdoms, critics say By Max J. Rosenthal Ex- wife cites argument before 5 died in limo fire ISRAEL ANTIQUITIES AUTHORITY / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The archeological site in Khirbet Qeiyafa, west of Jerusalem. Most scholars say no definitive physical proof of the existence of King David has been found. ;