What did the Phoenicians look like?

Do you know what these men have in common? They're fishermen from Sour, aka Sur or Try or Tyre. They live somewhat similarly to how Phoenicians lived. read more

They had two eyes, a nose and a mouth. They looked like Italian or Greek people, more likely. They founded Marseilles, France in 632 B.C. Most men had beards -probably because shaving is complicated when you travel a lot. read more

Since they preferred to keep their private affairs strictly private, the Phoenicians made almost no pictures of themselves, whether as sculpture, paintings or on their highly-prized metalwork. read more

AUB Archaeological Museum opened a special exhibition on January 29, 2014, showcasing a reconstruction of a Phoenician man, whose 2500-year-old skeleton was discovered in Tunis, in 1994. read more