25 APR 2025 · 4 MIN
Ancient DNA Unveils the Cosmopolitan Heart of the Phoenician-Punic Civilization
Imagine a bustling port in ancient Carthage, circa 600 BCE, where Phoenician sailors unload fragrant cedarwood from Lebanon, North African potters shape intricate ostrich-egg urns, and Sicilian merchants barter for shimmering Aegean…