property · prop_possible_migrant_population
Possible Migrant Population
A group for which migration is a credible interpretation but origin, scale, and social mechanism remain uncertain.
Review and provenance
Specialist reviewer: not recorded. Review date: not recorded.
Dataset workflow: not recorded. This is separate from specialist review.
Recorded dataset maintenance date: 2026-08-11.
Confidence describes the stated assessment; it does not certify expert approval. How review works.
Research description
A group for which migration is a credible interpretation but origin, scale, and social mechanism remain uncertain.
Evidence and sources
- supports · supports property definition
The Philistines and Other ‘Sea Peoples’ in Text and Archaeology (2013)Supports the definition or scholarly use of the property Possible Migrant Population.
- supports · supports property definition
Mercenaries or Refugees? The Evidence from the Inscriptions of Merenptah on the ‘Sea Peoples’ — Konstantinos Kopanias (2017)Supports the definition or scholarly use of the property Possible Migrant Population.
- supports · supports property definition
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)Supports the definition or scholarly use of the property Possible Migrant Population.