Explain Like I'm Five | Don't Panic!

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The original was posted on /r/explainlikeimfive by /u/-Hebron- on 2023-06-25 10:40:01+00:00.

I used to think modern Jews are the descendants of the ancient Hebrews but someone pointed out that ”more than 80 percent of the maternal lineages of Ashkenazi Jews could be traced to Europe, with only a few lineages originating in the Near East”. “This new study makes the suggestion that more than 80% of Ashkenazi Jews can trace their ultimate maternal ancestry to prehistoric Europe.”