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Greek Reporter1d
Ancient Carthaginians Were Not Mostly of Phoenician Origin, DNA Study Finds
A new DNA study reveals that ancient Carthaginians had diverse ancestry and were not primarily descended from Phoenician ...
The Economist2d
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 ...
Getaway Magazine3d
Tunisia: The jewel of the North
Tunisia is North Africa’s hidden gem and will get under your skin in the best possible way, as Photojournalist Hum Hunt-Davis ...
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 ...
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 ...
Knowridge Science Report2d
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 ...
Tunisia Hands Heavy Sentences to Prominent Opposition Figures
As the North African nation continues to slide toward authoritarianism, a court sentenced about 40 people, including ...
The complex origin story of domestic cats: Research points to Tunisia
Researchers looking into the origin of domestic cats have long considered that cats likely accompanied early farmers during ...