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princeton90
11-22-2020, 09:04 AM
If Byzantine and Roman settlers, Crusaders, Persians, Ottomans never arrived in Levant, the Levant would have been Peninsular Arabian-like, genetically speaking. Right?

princeton90
11-22-2020, 03:02 PM
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Smeagol
11-22-2020, 03:32 PM
No. Ancient Canaanite DNA was similar to modern Lebanese.

brennus dux gallorum
11-22-2020, 03:46 PM
All of them left little to no genetic impact, its rather saudi arabia which would be more "levantine like" without its present ssa admixture

Dr_Maul
11-22-2020, 04:13 PM
Probably close to Samaritans based on G25
Although even those have varying amounts of Med and Anatolian ancestry

princeton90
11-22-2020, 04:15 PM
All of them left little to no genetic impact, its rather saudi arabia which would be more "levantine like" without its present ssa admixture

Okay but Levantines have minor Steppe while peninsular Arabians almost lack Steppe?

Marmara
11-22-2020, 04:15 PM
All of them left little to no genetic impact, its rather saudi arabia which would be more "levantine like" without its present ssa admixture

There is no SSA in Saudi Arabia, unlike Levant which has a bit. Bedouins also score no SSA.

War Chef
11-22-2020, 04:34 PM
Yeah the Arabs from what is today Saudi Arabia brought about 10-20% of their genes, otherwise Levantines are the same as ancient Cannanites/Phoenicians. Romans and crusaders contributed very little. Maybe 5% each.

Aren
11-22-2020, 04:59 PM
Nope. The Levant became Samaritan/Levantine Christian-like sometime during the Early Bronze Age.