The Hebrew University of Jerusalem announced that Prof. Yosef Garfinkel has discovered “…objects that for the first time shed light on how a cult was organized in Judah at the time of King David.” You can read the press release here.
I will be watching the ASOR Blog to see what people far more trained in archaeology than me have to say in response.
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See also:
Biblical Archaeology Society Staff, Qeiyafa Ostracon Relates the Birth of the Kingdom of Israel
George Athas, The Ark of God found at Khirbet Qeiyafa?
John Hobbins, Khirbet Qeiyafa Roundup
Tom Verenna, The Qeiyafa Discovery and King David: The Da Vinci Connection

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May 9, 2012 at 1:28 pm
Hi Brian,
Thanks for posting on this.
I link to a lot more online comment, and offer comment of my own, here:
http://ancienthebrewpoetry.typepad.com/ancient_hebrew_poetry/2012/05/khirbet-qeiyafa-roundup.html
May 9, 2012 at 1:29 pm
Thanks John, I’ll add it.
May 10, 2012 at 8:46 am
Thanks for this! This is rather curious.