Phoenician shipwreck discovery unearths ancient maritime secrets …
N ear the Spanish city of Mazarrón, specialists have excavated a perfectly preserved wreck of a Phoenician ship from the 7th century B.C., marking one of its most significant archaeological finds ...
Who Were the Phoenicians? - Biblical Archaeology Society
Sep 28, 2024 · The Phoenicians were the late Canaanites of the first millennium B.C.E. (Iron Age through Roman period), descendants of the Canaanites of the second millennium B.C.E. (Middle Bronze Age through Late Bronze Age).
Phoenician history - Wikipedia
Phoenicia was an ancient Semitic-speaking thalassocratic civilization that originated in the Levant region of the eastern Mediterranean, primarily modern Lebanon. [1] [2] At its height between 1100 and 200 BC, Phoenician civilization spread across the Mediterranean, from Cyprus to …
In a sacred pool, researchers see reflections of Phoenicians' past
Mar 16, 2022 · By Tom Metcalfe. A huge basin on a tiny island off the coast of Sicily, long thought to have been an ancient harbor, was actually a sacred freshwater pool surrounded by Phoenician temples and...
Phoenicia - Wikipedia
The Phoenicians were an ancient Semitic group of people who lived in the Phoenician city-states along a coastal strip in the Levant region of the eastern Mediterranean, primarily modern Lebanon. [5]
Ancient seafarers built the Mediterranean’s largest known sacred …
Mar 16, 2022 · The Olympic-sized pool, once thought to be an artificial inner harbor, helped Phoenicians track the stars and their gods, excavations reveal.
Ancient Phoenician shipwreck discovered off Spanish coast - MSN
A groundbreaking discovery has taken place off the coast of Murcia, Spain. Near the city of Mazarrón, the wreck of a Phoenician ship from 2,600 years ago has been uncovered. "It is one of the ...
DNA of Ancient Phoenician Could Make Us Reconsider History …
May 27, 2016 · A rare genome has been identified in an ancient body pulled from a sarcophagus on a site near ancient Carthage, in a discovery which could throw new light on the history of human movement. (Independent)
The Phoenicians: History, Politics, Alphabet, & Facts
Aug 4, 2023 · The Phoenicians, originating from the region of modern-day Lebanon, were renowned for their prowess as skilled maritime traders and naval fighters. Their historical significance extends beyond commerce, as they introduced the earliest form of …
Phoenicians: The First Rulers of the Mediterranean
Apr 30, 2024 · The Phoenicians were a Semitic people who originated in the Levant region, descendants from the Canaanite cultures that had existed there since at least 2000 BC. Their language, known as Phoenician, was closely related to Hebrew and Aramaic. Their major cities were Tyre, Byblos, and Sidon.