Scientists led by Chris Tyler-Smith of the Genographic Research Project found differences on the Y chromosomes of more than six percent of the men living in areas around the Mediterranean once inhabited by Phoenicians. “The results are important because they show that the Phoenician settlement sites are marked by a genetic signature distinct from any […]

In Israel, District Court Judge Aharon Farkash has advised the public prosecutor to consider dropping the case against two men accused of faking the so-called James ossuary and Joash Tablet. “Have you really proved beyond a reasonable doubt that these artifacts are fakes as charged in the indictment?” he asked.  In Israel, archaeologist Yosef Garfinkel […]