A verse in the Bible says God commanded the ancient Israelites to "utterly destroy" the Canaanites, among other peoples. And the disappearance of the the latter group from history suggested some truth ...

Researchers from the UK’s Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute sequenced the genomes of five 4,000-year-old Canaanites, as well as 99 people now residing in Lebanon and have provided convincing evidence ...

Nov. 9 (UPI) --An ancient ivory comb with the first meaningful Canaanite inscription ever discovered in Israel has been found at Tel Lachish. Dated to 1700 BCE, the inscription confirms through the ...

Archaeologists from Israel have discovered an ancient comb that has what they believe is the oldest complete sentence written in Canaanite alphabetical script. The 3,700-year-old comb's inscription ...

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Archaeologists in Israel say they have found the first-known written sentence in Canaanite, an alphabet used by the long-ago inhabitants of the region and until now lost to time. The ...

Some 3,700 years ago, Canaanites living in what is now northwestern Israel abandoned their opulent, 65,000-square-foot home in a hurry—and archaeologists have long wondered why. New research published ...

An ancient lice comb, believed to be from around 1700 BCE, has on it the oldest known sentence written in first alphabet.Dafna Gazit, Israel Antiquities Authority An engraving on an ancient lice comb ...

Palestinian archaeologist displays a stone statue carved with the face of Canaanite goddess Anat.Ahmed Zakot/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images A Palestinian farmer in Gaza discovered a ...