"Jewish worship, pagan symbols"

This illustrated article from Biblical Archaeology Review examines the occurrence and context of zodiac and other "pagan" symbols that appear alongside Biblical scenes in mosaics discovered from the 1920s onwards in the 6th century Jewish settlements of the Jazreel Valley near Galilee, dating from the time when Talmudic Judaism was emerging .
The article includes a great many pictures of the mosaics, many of which are very well preserved

David and Solomon: Biblical archaeology vs. land rights and politics

Article from the latest issue of National Geographic (cover date December 2010) looking at the historical and  political controversy that has arisen from the excavation a Bronze Age settlement in Jerusalem, including what is claimed by some to be the palace of King David