Excavating ancient DNA from teeth, an international group of scientists peered into the lives of a once thriving medieval Ashkenazi Jewish community in Erfurt, Germany. The findings, shared in the Journal Cell, show that the Erfurt Jewish community was more genetically diverse than modern day Ashkenazi Jews. About half of Jews today are identified as Ashkenazi, … Continue reading Ancient DNA from Medieval Erfurt (Germany) tells origin of Ashkenazi – D/E →