학술논문

MEETING THE ANCESTORS.
Document Type
Article
Author
Source
Science; 12/2/2022, Vol. 378 Issue 6623, p940-943, 4p, 4 Color Photographs
Subject
Communities
Jewish history
Cemeteries
Ashkenazim
Genetic disorders
Archaeologists
Language
ISSN
00368075
Abstract
The article discusses DNA from a medieval German cemetery which reveals history of today's largest Jewish population. It mentions that Ashkenazi communities regularly administer genetic compatibility tests during matchmaking to limit the risk that children will inherit genetic diseases, and preconception testing is common in other Ashkenazim. It reveals that archaeologists have uncovered evidence of Jewish communities in Germanic provinces of the Roman Empire.