Ancient DNA from the teeth of 14th-century Ashkenazi Jews in Germany already included genetic variations common in modern Jews
- Written by Shai Carmi, Associate Professor of Population and Statistical Genetics, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Partial layout of the graves discovered during the excavation at the medieval Jewish cemetery of Erfurt.Thuringian State Office for Heritage Management and Archaeology/Karin Sczech + Katharina BielefeldAbout two-thirds of Jews today – or about 10 million people – are Ashkenazi, referring to a recent origin from Eastern and Central...