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Ancient DNA sheds light on the genetic origins of early Iron Age Philistines

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Feldman,  Michal
Archaeogenetics, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, Max Planck Society;

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Bianco,  Raffaela A.
MHAAM, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, Max Planck Society;

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Burri Promerová,  Marta
Archaeogenetics, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, Max Planck Society;

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Stockhammer,  Philipp W.
MHAAM, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, Max Planck Society;

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Mittnik,  Alissa
MHAAM, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, Max Planck Society;

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Jeong,  Choongwon
Eurasia3angle, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, Max Planck Society;

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Krause,  Johannes
MHAAM, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, Max Planck Society;

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Feldman, M., Master, D. M., Bianco, R. A., Burri Promerová, M., Stockhammer, P. W., Mittnik, A., et al. (2019). Ancient DNA sheds light on the genetic origins of early Iron Age Philistines. Science Advances, 5(7): eaax0061, pp. 1-10. doi:10.1126/sciadv.aax0061.


Cite as: https://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-0003-FDF1-0
Abstract
The ancient Mediterranean port city of Ashkelon, identified as “}Philistine{”} during the Iron Age, underwent a marked cultural change between the Late Bronze and the early Iron Age. It has been long debated whether this change was driven by a substantial movement of people, possibly linked to a larger migration of the so-called {“}Sea Peoples.{” Here, we report genome-wide data of 10 Bronze and Iron Age individuals from Ashkelon. We find that the early Iron Age population was genetically distinct due to a European-related admixture. This genetic signal is no longer detectible in the later Iron Age population. Our results support that a migration event occurred during the Bronze to Iron Age transition in Ashkelon but did not leave a long-lasting genetic signature.