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Ancient DNA challenges long-held assumptions about the Mediterranean Phoenician-Punic civilization
The Phoenician culture emerged in the Bronze Age city-states of the Levant, developing prominent innovations such as the ...
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Wexford crews compared to Hannibal's army as they tackle worst roads in Ireland – ‘it would be madness to buy a new car’
While your average council worker may occasionally be on the receiving end of the public’s scorn, those tending to the roads ...
Who’s a Carthaginian? Genetic Study Revises Ancestry of Rome’s Ancient Nemesis
The inhabitants of Carthage were long thought to have derived from Levantine Phoenicians. But an eight-year study suggests ...
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Scientists rewrite history of the Phoenicians with surprising DNA discovery
A new DNA study is changing what we thought we knew about one of the ancient world’s great civilizations—the Phoenicians and ...
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The Carthaginians weren’t who you think they were
The many Punic settlements in north Africa and Sicily help explain admixtures from those parts of the world. But the Greek ...
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The People of Carthage Weren’t Who We Thought They Were
The Punic people had almost no genetic ties to Phoenicians, even though the latter founded the great city of Carthage.
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Phoenician culture spread mainly through cultural exchange
The Carthaginian empire left its mark in history, particularly well-known for the three large-scale "Punic Wars" with the rising ... pair of close relatives (ca. second cousins) bridging the ...