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Probably, originally,
from somewhere in Bronze Age Greece in
the Mycenaean culture who migrated either
by ship or by land, destroyed the Canaanite cities and founded new
cities and a new culture which was, for the most
part, a Mycenaean culture. [narrator] But recent
advances in DNA analysis have allowed scientists
to extract and analyze DNA from ancient skeletons found
in a number of Canaanite sites. from ancient skeletons found
in a number of Canaanite sites. And the results are providing
a more nuanced picture of what happened. [Aren] The, uh, DNA studies show that
the Philistines were not from one place. and also, they seem to have, uh, integrated with
the local people
from somewhere in Bronze Age Greece in
the Mycenaean culture who migrated either
by ship or by land, destroyed the Canaanite cities and founded new
cities and a new culture which was, for the most
part, a Mycenaean culture. [narrator] But recent
advances in DNA analysis have allowed scientists
to extract and analyze DNA from ancient skeletons found
in a number of Canaanite sites. from ancient skeletons found
in a number of Canaanite sites. And the results are providing
a more nuanced picture of what happened. [Aren] The, uh, DNA studies show that
the Philistines were not from one place. and also, they seem to have, uh, integrated with
the local people
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Probably, originally,
from somewhere in
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Bronze Age Greece in
the Mycenaean culture
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who migrated either
by ship or by land,
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destroyed the Canaanite cities
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and founded new
cities and a new culture
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which was, for the most
part, a Mycenaean culture.
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[narrator] But recent
advances in DNA analysis
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have allowed scientists
to extract and analyze DNA
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from ancient skeletons found
in a number of Canaanite sites.
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from ancient skeletons found
in a number of Canaanite sites.
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And the results are providing
a more nuanced picture
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of what happened.
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[Aren] The, uh, DNA studies show that
the Philistines were not from one place.
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and also, they seem to have, uh,
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integrated with
the local people.
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Movie Summary
This two hour special explore the mysterious and catastrophic collapse of ancient civilizations during the late Bronze Age, from the Hittites to the Mycenaeans and the Egyptians, revealing the tumultuous events that brought an end...