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The article is based on research done by an archeologist at a university who wasn't looking for evidence of Arabic culture. The research hasn't yet concluded anything.

What do you base your statement on? Your gut?

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Usually for those kind of things, it doesn't have to be the research per se. Instead, it's which findings are promoted more in the media, and which are left obscure -- and that's often based on political decisions, what's popular (and can attract grants), and what fits certain narratives (sometimes nationalistic, sometimes globalist, whichever pays better at any given time).

"archeologist at a university who wasn't looking for evidence of Arabic culture"

What evidence is there for this statement, if I may play devil's advocate for a moment?

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