The Punic people had almost no genetic ties to Phoenicians, even though the latter founded the great city of Carthage.

For decades, scientists believed the domestic cat first wandered into European life alongside the continent’s early farmers.

Two continents collided millions of years ago, forming a bridge that changed Earth's climate system and triggered one of history's greatest animal migrations.

Ancient DNA analysis challenges our understanding of the ancient Phoenician-Punic civilization. An international team of researchers analyzing genome-wide data from 210 ancient individuals has found ...

No deaths were reported after the magnitude-6.2 tremor, which rattled nerves in the wake of Turkey’s disastrous 2023 quake.

Latnija cave discoveries show Mesolithic humans crossed 100 km of sea to reach Malta 1,000 years earlier than previously ...

Many tend to read Bible passages like these and interpret the sea negatively, as dangerous and threatening. Such perceptions ...

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The Phoenicians developed their ancient civilization with profits from the lucrative maritime trade of the Mediterranean.

A newly analyzed medieval manuscript suggests that sailors from the same region as Christopher Columbus may have known about ...

Evidence discovered in a cave on Malta indicates hunter-gatherers visited the picturesque Mediterranean island ... Even more impressive, these ancient sailors likely made their journeys in simple ...