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Additional skeletons have been unearthed in the Qumran Caves in the West Bank. It's highly likely that these skeletons belong to ancient Jews.
sciencenews[dot]org/article/skeletons-could-provide-clues-who-wrote-or-protected-dead-sea-scrolls
"Extraction and analysis of DNA from the Qumran skeletons would help confirm that they are all, or almost all, men, said Jonathan Rosenbaum, a professor of Jewish Studies at Gratz College in Melrose Park, Penn.
Researchers removed small samples of bone from some of the newly excavated Qumran skeletons before reburying the finds in their original resting places. Nagar wasn’t sure if any attempts to retrieve DNA from bone samples would be launched."
This could be a great opportunity to find the genetic makeup of ancient Judeans. Is there any indication DNA would be extracted from them? Does anybody know who decides whether or not DNA is to be extracted?
sciencenews[dot]org/article/skeletons-could-provide-clues-who-wrote-or-protected-dead-sea-scrolls
"Extraction and analysis of DNA from the Qumran skeletons would help confirm that they are all, or almost all, men, said Jonathan Rosenbaum, a professor of Jewish Studies at Gratz College in Melrose Park, Penn.
Researchers removed small samples of bone from some of the newly excavated Qumran skeletons before reburying the finds in their original resting places. Nagar wasn’t sure if any attempts to retrieve DNA from bone samples would be launched."
This could be a great opportunity to find the genetic makeup of ancient Judeans. Is there any indication DNA would be extracted from them? Does anybody know who decides whether or not DNA is to be extracted?