Ancient DNA offers clues to the Canaanites’ fate
Modern Lebanese people descended from this ancient Levant group
![Canaanite skeleton](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/072617_MT_canaanite_main.jpg?fit=860%2C460&ssl=1)
DNA DOES THE TALKING An analysis of the complete genetic instruction books, or genomes, recovered from five Canaanite skeletons (one shown) reveals how these ancient people fit into humankind’s family tree.
Dr. Claude Doumet-Serhal/The Sidon Excavation