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

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.

SUBMITTER: Feldman M

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6609216 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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

Feldman Michal M Master Daniel M DM Bianco Raffaela A RA Burri Marta M Stockhammer Philipp W PW Mittnik Alissa A Aja Adam J AJ Jeong Choongwon C Krause Johannes J

Science advances 20190703 7

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 ...[more]

PMID: 31281897

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