Phoenician Blood Endures 3,000 Years, DNA Study Shows

Thursday, October 30, 2008 - 15:21 in Paleontology & Archaeology

These ancient maritime traders who introduced the alphabet to the world may have also left behind a large genetic footprint, with 1 in 17 men in the region still harboring Phoenician DNA, according to a new study.

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