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DNA Study: Ancient Phoenicians Still With Us

Phoenician blood in North Africa, MidEast

By Peter Fearon,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 31, 2008 8:40 AM CDT

(Newser) – The Phoenicians may have disappeared as a distinct society a few thousand years ago, but it turns out their imprint remains very much alive today. Genetic researchers have discovered the DNA of the seafaring civilization in the blood of men—as many as 1 in...   Read full story »

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