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Review: 'Ancestors' an insightful and persuasive study tracing human DNA in the Levant
Pierre Zalloua, a Lebanese-born population geneticist with a flair for (gently) stirring the pot, takes the reader on an ...
Phys.org on MSN10d
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 ... had ...
The New York Times10d
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 they were more closely related to Greeks. By Franz Lidz The Phoenicians ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs9d
How Hannibal's Carthage spread Phoenician culture without leaving a genetic trace
We find surprisingly little direct genetic contribution from levantine phoenicians to western ... had risen to dominate the region, and Phoenician culture thrived farther west until its ...
Worcester News25d
Levantine restaurant OTTO to open in Cathedral Square
Levantine cuisine refers to food relating to the Levant - a region encompassing of modern-day Syria, Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon and Israel. "OTTO is a place where people feel at home – a warm ...