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Ashkenazi Jewish Ancestry Confirmed European by mtDNA Tests

Ashkenazi Jewish Ancestry Confirmed European by mtDNA Tests

Saturday, August 29, 2026
A recent study on mitochondrial DNA revealed that the female line of Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry closely resembles that of Southern and Western Europe, rather than the ancient Near East, as many scholars proposed in the past. The post Ashkenazi Jewish Ancestry Confirmed European by mtDNA Tests appeared first on Biblical Archaeology Society.