"The data suggest that the Canaanites descended from a mixture of earlier local Neolithic populations and populations related to Chalcolithic Iran and/or the Bronze Age Caucasus. The researchers documented a significant increase in the proportion of Iranian/Caucasus-related ancestry over time, which is supported by three individuals who are descendants of recent arrivals from the Caucasus." https://phys.org/news/2020-05-canaanites-insight-ancient-genomes.html #Ancient #DNA #aDNA #Population #Genetics #Archaeology #Archaeodons #Ancestry #Science #Neolithic #BronzeAge #Canaan #Canaanites @science @archaeodons