Editing Philistines (section)

===Economy===
Cities excavated in the area attributed to Philistines give evidence of careful town planning, including industrial zones. The olive industry of Ekron alone includes about 200 olive oil installations. Engineers estimate that the city's production may have been more than 1,000 tons, 30 percent of Israel's present-day production.<ref name="followtherabbi.com"/>

There is considerable evidence for a large industry in [[fermented drink]]. Finds include breweries, wineries, and retail shops marketing beer and wine. Beer mugs and wine [[krater]]s are among the most common pottery finds.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ritenbaugh|first=Richard T.|title=Who Were the Philistines?|location=Charlotte, North Carolina|publisher=Church of the Great God|date=November 2006|access-date=22 December 2011|url=http://www.cgg.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/Library.sr/CT/PW/k/1183/Who-Were-Philistines.htm#ixzz1gSjjfRrS}}{{better source needed|date=August 2015}}</ref>

The Philistines also seemed to be experienced [[metalworking|metalworkers]], as complex wares of gold, bronze, and iron, have been found at Philistine sites as early as the 12th century BC,<ref>{{cite web|last=Dothan|first=Trude|title=What We Know About the Philistines|publisher=Biblical Archaeology Society Library|date=July–August 1982|access-date=22 October 2021|url=https://www.baslibrary.org/biblical-archaeology-review/8/4/1}}</ref> as well as artisanal weaponry.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gitin|first=Seymour|title=Excavating Ekron: Major Philistine City Survived by Absorbing Other Cultures|publisher=Biblical Archaeology Society Library|date=November–December 2005|access-date=22 October 2021|url=https://www.baslibrary.org/biblical-archaeology-review/8/4/1}}</ref>