Lebanese are Phoenicians After All; And so Are Many of the Rest of US

Informed Comment ^ | Dec. 23, 2008 | Juan Cole

[decimon]

A team of biologists at Lebanese American University estimates that 1 in 17 persons around the Mediterranean carries genetic markers distinctive to the ancient Phoenician people who resided in what is now Lebanon. The Phoenicians spread out in a trade diaspora two millennia ago, establishing colonies from Spain to Cyprus. The team also found that one third of Lebanese have the markers for Phoenician descent, and that these are spread evenly through the population, among both Christians and Muslims. In fact, all Lebanese have broadly similar sets of genetic markers. The lead researcher commented, "Whether you take a Christian village in the north of Lebanon or a Muslim village in the south, the DNA make-up of its residents is likely to be identical . . ."

[Ken H]

From my 6th grade history text =>

'Phoenician sailors crossed the seas,
And gave to us our ABCs.'

[Tainan]

And Phoenicians were really Greek...and they invented Windex.