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Ancient DNA reveals the roots of the Biblical Philistines

Nature News - Thu 4 Jul 19

Nature, Published online: 04 July 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-02081-xBones found in the Philistine city of Ashkelon and dating to the twelfth century bc hint at European heritage.

Ancient DNA reveals that Jews' biblical rivals were from Greece

Newscientist - Wed 3 Jul 19

Genetic sequencing of bones and teeth from ten Philistines who lived in what is now Israel 3200 years ago suggests a surge of migration from the Aegean at the time

Ancient DNA sheds some light on a Mediterranean mystery

Cosmos Magazine - Wed 3 Jul 19

Movement of people – not just ideas – brought Philistine culture to the ancient near east. Dyani Lewis reports.

Ancient DNA reveals the origins of the Philistines

ScienceNews - Wed 3 Jul 19

A mysterious Biblical-era population may have fled Bronze Age calamities.

Ancient DNA sheds light on the origins of the Biblical Philistines

Phys.org - Wed 3 Jul 19

An international team led by scientists from the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History and the Leon Levy Expedition have retrieved and analyzed genome-wide data from people who ...

Phillistines, Biblical Enemies of the Israelites, Were European, DNA Reveals

Livescience - Wed 3 Jul 19

The ancient Philistines weren't local to what is now modern-day Israel. Instead, this enigmatic group descended from a group of seafaring Europeans, a new study of ancient DNA finds.

Philistines and the character Goliath actually originated from EUROPE

Daily Mail - Wed 3 Jul 19

Ancient DNA suggests the Philistines descended from migrants who crossed the Mediterranean and reached the shores of modern-day Israel, Palestine and Jordan more than 3,000 years ago.

Biblical bad guys the ancient Philistines came from Europe, DNA shows

Reuters - Wed 3 Jul 19

The ancient Philistines, the Biblical villains whose origins have puzzled scholars for decades, came to the Middle East from southern Europe more than 3,000 years ago, new DNA testing has shown. ...