% pubman genre = article @article{item_3257173, title = {{Ancient DNA sheds light on the genetic origins of early Iron Age Philistines}}, author = {Feldman, Michal and Master, Daniel M. and Bianco, Raffaela A. and Burri Promerov{\'a}, Marta and Stockhammer, Philipp W. and Mittnik, Alissa and Aja, Adam J. and Jeong, Choongwon and Krause, Johannes}, issn = {2375-2548}, doi = {10.1126/sciadv.aax0061}, publisher = {AAAS}, address = {Washington}, year = {2019}, date = {2019}, abstract = {{The ancient Mediterranean port city of Ashkelon, identified as {\textquotedblleft}{\textbraceright}Philistine{\textbraceleft}{\textquotedblright}{\textbraceright} 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 {\textbraceleft}{\textquotedblleft}{\textbraceright}Sea Peoples.{\textbraceleft}{\textquotedblright} 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.}}, journal = {{Science Advances}}, volume = {5}, number = {7}, pages = {1--10}, eid = {eaax0061}, }