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12th-century human remains reveal the lost history of Ashkenazi Jews

1 December 2022

Professor Mark Thomas (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment) said that based on his genetic study of six 12th-century skeletons and other recently-discovered skeletons, there was likely a "bottleneck event" in the Ashkenazi Jewish population around 800 years ago.

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