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Ancient DNA sheds light on the genetic origins of early Iron Age Philistines

Michal Feldman, Daniel M. Master, Raffaela A. Bianco et al., 2019. Science Advances 5(7), eaax0061.

Genome-wide data from ten Bronze and Iron Age individuals at Ashkelon show European-related admixture in the early Iron Age population that is no longer detectable later; the authors conclude a migration occurred at the Bronze to Iron Age transition.

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Direct evidence that some people moved, as the Sea Peoples texts imply.

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Feldman, M., Master, D. M., Bianco, R. A., Burri, M., Stockhammer, P. W., Mittnik, A., Aja, A. J., Jeong, C., & Krause, J. (2019). Ancient DNA sheds light on the genetic origins of early Iron Age Philistines. Science Advances 5(7), eaax0061. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aax0061
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