Quibble, an artifact isn’t circumstantial evidence, it’s direct evidence. But you’re 100 percent spot on, there are useless idiots in Israel who deny that there was ever a kingdom period, or much of anything else. My view is, they shouldn’t be in the positions where they find themselves, and there must be some political reason that they are. Once the latter is addressed, it’ll be much easier for something to be done about the academic fakery.
http://www.varchive.org/ce/theses.htm
I suppose the secularists are concerned that if it's right about the history, it just might be right about other things too . . .