An international team of genetic experts examine the ancient DNA extracted from 93 individuals. All these people died over a period of 1,500 years at five different sites in the Middle East. All of them were part of the Canaanite civilization which thrived for some 4,700 years up until around 1200 B.C. However, what surprises the scientists is the link they can now make between these ancient Biblical people and their modern-day descendants.