Genetics Confirm Oral Traditions Of Druze In Israel
Sunday, May 11, 2008 - 20:28
in Paleontology & Archaeology
DNA analysis of residents of Druze villages in Israel suggests these ancient religious communities offer a genetic snapshot of the Near East as it was several thousands of years ago. The Druze harbor a remarkable diversity of mitochondrial DNA types or lineages that appear to have separated from each other many thousands of years ago, according to a new study by multinational team.
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