Sat, Nov 21
|Webinar
Carthaginians? Tunisians, who are we? What Our Genes Reveal
A grandfather from Djerba, an Andalusian surname, an ancestor who crossed the Sahara. Every family has an origin story, but what can genetics reveal about Tunisia’s past?Join Professor Benammar Elgaaïed for a conversation about the history of Tunisia and the genetic research behind her book.
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Nov 21, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
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About the event
A grandmother from Djerba, an Andalusian surname, or an ancestor who crossed the Sahara. Every family carries stories about where it came from, but what can genetics reveal about Tunisia’s past?
Join Professor Amel Benammar Elgaaïed for a conversation about the population history of Tunisia and the genetic research behind her book, Les Tunisiens, qui sont-ils ? D’où viennent-ils ? Les révélations de la génétique. The book brings together research on the ancient and recent settlement of Tunisia and examines the region’s complex history of population movement and genetic exchange.
Tunisia has long been a meeting point between North Africa, the Mediterranean, Europe, and the Middle East. Genetic research supports a picture of considerable diversity rather than a single, uniform origin. A study of 331 individuals from 8 Tunisian and Libyan population samples found high genetic diversity and concluded that historical migrations and invasions enriched existing populations rather than replacing…
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