Facial reconstruction of a Phoenician individual from the Iron Age Levant 🧬 This reconstruction represents a person from the Phoenician civilization (c. 1200–300 BC), the great maritime culture of the eastern Mediterranean. 🗺️ Who were the Phoenicians? The Phoenicians were Levantine Semitic speakers, centered in coastal cities such as Tyre, Sidon, and Byblos. They are best known for: • Seafaring and long-distance trade • Founding colonies across the Mediterranean • Spreading the alphabet that