Though the finding may seem intuitive, it contradicts the notion that European Jews mostly descend from people who left Israel and the Middle East around 2,000 years ago. Instead, a substantial proportion of the population originates from local Europeans who converted to Judaism, said study co-author Martin Richards, an archaeogeneticist at the University of Huddersfield in England.
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Not really surprising. It is the most obvious thing actually unless you are blinded by ideology.
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And? Where’s the rule against posts from 2013?
Anyways I will edit the title and add it. But it is frustrating that this is even an issue!