In this final episode of the Philistine cities, we go to Tel Ashkelon where scientists performed a DNA test on the bones from recently excavated Philistine cemetery. The results helped solve an ongoing debate of Philistine origins. In this video, we also go to walk inside the world’s oldest arched gate, which is believed to had been built the Caananites in 1850 BC.

Video chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:47 Arrival
03:18 Philistine DNA
06:00 4,000 Gate
09:08 Conclusion
10:18 Outro
11:06 Bloopers

Season 4, Episode 8

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— Article “Ancient DNA Sheds Light On The Genetic Origins Of Early Iron Age Philistines” By Michal Feldman, Daniel M. Master, Raffaela A. Bianco, Marta Burri, Philipp W. Stockhammer, Alissa Mittnik, Adam J. Aja, Choongwon Jeong, Johannes Krause - Science Advances 03 Jul 2019: EAAX0061
— Philistine Cemetery Article by www.biblicalarchaeology.org
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