Em35/M78/V22
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Em35/M78/V22
@Em35V22
🧬 الحساب الرسمي لمشروع التحور E-V22 الجيني 🧬في FTDNA رابط مباشر للانضمام إلى المشروع👇










على بركة الله هناك عدد عينات تعدت ال٣٠ عينة على التحور E-V22 تم ترقيتها بالكامل خلال هذا الاسبوع وبانتظار نتائجها. #EV22 #الجينات


Comprehensive Genetic and Historical Analysis of Sample I22253 #3rd #MTA Summary of the Individual This analysis concerns Sample I22253, a male Phoenician from Achzib, an ancient coastal city in present-day northern Israel near Acre. He lived around 650 BC, during the height of Phoenician maritime trade and while Phoenicia was under the Neo-Assyrian Empire. 1. Historical Context Around 650 BC, Phoenicia was a thriving hub of commerce and culture. Cities like Achzib served as critical ports in the eastern Mediterranean. Despite political domination by Assyria, the Phoenicians maintained control of their seafaring networks, establishing colonies as far west as Carthage, Sicily (Mozia), and Sardinia (Tharros). The man from Achzib likely lived in a cosmopolitan society influenced by Greeks, Egyptians, Israelites, and Assyrians. His identity was shaped by this dynamic cultural exchange, yet genetically he remained part of the long-standing Levantine continuum, descending from the earlier Canaanite populations. 2. Genetic Admixture and Ancestry This individual’s DNA reflects the typical Iron Age Levantine genetic profile a deep-rooted local ancestry enriched by earlier migrations from neighboring regions. About two-thirds of his ancestry came from Levant Pre-Pottery Neolithic B farmers (8500–6500 BC), showing strong continuity with the earliest agricultural communities of the Levant. Roughly one-fifth derived from the Kura-Araxes culture of the Caucasus and eastern Anatolia (c. 3400–2000 BC), which entered the Levant during the Bronze Age. Around 13% traces back to Iranian Neolithic farmers from the Zagros region (c. 8000 BC), also introduced through Bronze Age expansions. A tiny fraction (~0.05%) resembles Dinka-like East African ancestry. This could be statistical noise or a signal of ancient Afro-Levantine gene flow, likely mediated by long-standing cultural and trade contacts with Egypt and beyond. Overall, this genetic blend aligns closely with what researchers call the Canaanite genetic cluster—the core of ancient Levantine identity. 3. Genetic Relatives: Ancient and Modern Ancient DNA comparisons show that I22253 clusters tightly with other Phoenician individuals from Achzib and from western Mediterranean colonies like Mozia and Tharros. While colonial Phoenicians occasionally mixed with local populations, their core ancestry remained distinctly Levantine. Modern populations closest to this individual include Palestinians, Jordanians, Lebanese, Syrians, and certain Jewish groups (such as Libyan and Tunisian Jews, and Samaritans). PCA analysis places him within the modern Levantine cluster, highlighting the remarkable genetic continuity in the region despite millennia of cultural and political upheavals. 4. Haplogroups Paternal (Y-DNA): E-V22, a lineage widespread in the Levant, Egypt, and the Horn of Africa. Its presence indicates ancient connections between these regions dating back to the Neolithic and earlier. Maternal (mtDNA): R0a1+152, common in Arabia, the Levant, and parts of East Africa, reflecting deep Near Eastern roots. Both haplogroups are fully consistent with what is expected for Iron Age Levantine populations. 5. Temporal Perspective Mesolithic Roots If modeled against Mesolithic populations, over 90% of his ancestry traces to Natufians, the hunter-gatherers of the Levant who transitioned into early farmers. Additional small inputs from Anatolia and the Caucasus likely came later during the Neolithic and Bronze Ages. Modern Context Today, his closest genetic relatives are Palestinians, Jordanians, Lebanese, and Syrians—populations that still carry the legacy of the ancient Canaanite-Phoenician gene pool, despite later historical admixtures.








37 العينة رقم: 71423 في YSEQ من عائلة الحمدان من مدينة حلب - سوريا السلالة العامة: E-M35 السلالة الفرعية المرجحة: V22 #المسح_الجيني_لبلاد_الشام_والعراق


