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Groundbreaking study of Punic people coauthored by MHC faculty

Punic Necropolis of Puig des Molins on the island of Ibiza. The new ancient DNA study sequenced human remains from this and other important Phoenician-Punic Archaeological sites. © Photo Raymar, MAEF
Punic Necropolis of Puig des Molins on the island of Ibiza. The new ancient DNA study sequenced human remains from this and other important Phoenician-Punic Archaeological sites. © Photo Raymar, MAEF

Arie Shaus, visiting assistant professor in data science at ɬ, is a coauthor of a new study that examines the genetic diversity of the ancient Punic people.

ɬ Visiting Assistant Professor in Data Science Arie Shaus coauthored a groundbreaking study titled “,” which was recently published in Nature. The research shed new light on the genetic diversity of the Punic population, centered in northern Africa, revealing that it exhibited significant genetic