We are happy to share our newest paper! Published today in The American Journal of Human Genetics, "Identifying Genetic Traces of Historical Expansions: Phoenician Footprints in the Mediterranean" reveals how the Phoenicians, a mysterious maritime society from the first millennium B.C., left a genetic legacy. In fact, one in every 17 men in the Mediterranean basin may have a Phoenician as a direct male-line ancestor! Exciting stuff, considering that much of what was known about this enigmatic people has vanished.
Take a look at today's New York Times article, here.
You can also find a summary of the paper and links to the full text on our website, here.
