A Davidic-era personal name recovered from the dirt west of Jerusalem

It may seem a small thing, but it strikes me as a nonetheless significant blow against the so-called biblical “minimalists” and for the historicity of the biblical narrative:

http://www.timesofisrael.com/inscription-bearing-name-from-davidic-era-found-at-ancient-site/

The minimalists seem to me weirdly disconnected from the physical, archaeological reality of Palestine.  They tend, on the whole, to treat the Bible as a purely literary text, making it sometimes rather whimsically malleable.  On which tendency, please see this Hamblin/Peterson column, published back in late January:

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865620268/Bible-wars-among-scholarly-tribes.html?pg=all

Thanks to Bruce Webster for bringing the Times of Israel article to my notice.