property assignment · pa_philistines_no_replacement
pa_philistines_no_replacement
The available Ashkelon sample supports limited gene flow rather than wholesale replacement, and the ancestry signal became diluted within later samples.
Review and provenance
Specialist reviewer: not recorded. Review date: not recorded.
Dataset workflow: accepted. This is separate from specialist review.
Recorded dataset maintenance date: 2026-08-11.
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Research description
The available Ashkelon sample supports limited gene flow rather than wholesale replacement, and the ancestry signal became diluted within later samples.
Evidence and sources
- supports · supports assignment
Ancient DNA Sheds Light on the Genetic Origins of Early Iron Age Philistines — Michal Feldman, Daniel M. Master, Ruth Bianco, Marta Burri, Philipp W. Stockhammer, et al. (2019)The available Ashkelon sample supports limited gene flow rather than wholesale replacement, and the ancestry signal became diluted within later samples.