The alchemist
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The Jews have noteworthy ancestry from that part of the world. Their Y-DNA and mtDNA show this influence, but there is very little documentation other than oral traditions that the Jews kept as private traditions. I remember seeing a debate with Noam Chomsky and a Zionist where the scholar stated that he has Khazarian roots and referenced his lineage from a religious tradition, even saying his part of Jewish ancestry traces to that part of the world, while the other guy claimed it was "anti-Semitic". Although guys like Shlomo Sand were incorrect in specifics (regarding DNA and the significance of Khazar legacy in today's Jewry), part of his historical accounting of Jews' presence in that region is correct; Khazarians did have some influence and even some weak autosomal and noteworthy uniparental descent.You don't have permission to view the spoiler content. Log in or register now.
Why they have Scythian-type lineages underscores that there is a lot that was not written down. Remember, Ashkenazis have a noteworthy Eastern Asian signature. The notion of this being a Silk Road genetics is a strange explainer because it reinforces the theory to the right time and place. You're not in the Silk Road in Germany, if you understand what I am saying. The Silk Road trade included the regions we talk about. You see how this contradicts. Those guys with that explanation want their cake and eat it too. Can't be that greedy and unreasonable, lol.
Look at the dates and the regional associations; they match:
Even if we had no presence presented through evidence for the sake of argument (I'll explain under why this is false), somehow it came together genetically.
On the matter of evidence of presence, we know of pockets of Jews that existed in that broader region since antiquity, so the claim that they were not present is frankly untrue (irrespective of documentation). These people were around that region and most definitely in separate waves. There was a Jewish trade presence in the region since then, down to before the Khazar period. These people were in that region, most definitely. My core claim is not grounded on a Silk Road association, but it does not exclude it. I am just frankly saying the undergirded elements are present for this story to rationally unfold. If people have other explanations, that's cool. I also stated it is daming that we have Jewish descended peoples that had Turkic roots. I think that is literally an example of such a union to say the Turkic and Jews did not associate or mix.