Highlights d Genome-wide data for 33 Jewish individuals from 14 thcentury Erfurt, Germany d Medie... more Highlights d Genome-wide data for 33 Jewish individuals from 14 thcentury Erfurt, Germany d Medieval and modern Ashkenazi Jews (AJ) have similar ancestral genetic sources d Medieval AJ were genetically heterogeneous, likely divided into two or more groups d The individuals descend from an extreme founder event shared with modern AJ
Using data collected in the early Christian catacombs of St. Callixtus on the Appian Way and comp... more Using data collected in the early Christian catacombs of St. Callixtus on the Appian Way and comparing these with data from the Jewish catacombs of Villa Torlonia on the Via Nomentana, this article discusses what sort of labor the building of the early Christian catacombs of Rome entailed, what kind of investment this required, and how these expenses related to the costs incurred in other big architectural projects dating to the same general period. It then explores the significance of these expenses by historically contextualizing the evidence in reference to current debates on the issue of early Christian catacomb organization, early Christian social history, and managerial developments within the early church. The article concludes by highlighting how economic feasibility was a major factor that allowed the early Christian catacombs to develop into huge communal cemeteries and how this development, in turn, affected early Christian identity formation. catacombs early Christianity socioeconomic history Late Antiquity Judaism identity formation burial practices
Highlights d Genome-wide data for 33 Jewish individuals from 14 thcentury Erfurt, Germany d Medie... more Highlights d Genome-wide data for 33 Jewish individuals from 14 thcentury Erfurt, Germany d Medieval and modern Ashkenazi Jews (AJ) have similar ancestral genetic sources d Medieval AJ were genetically heterogeneous, likely divided into two or more groups d The individuals descend from an extreme founder event shared with modern AJ
Using data collected in the early Christian catacombs of St. Callixtus on the Appian Way and comp... more Using data collected in the early Christian catacombs of St. Callixtus on the Appian Way and comparing these with data from the Jewish catacombs of Villa Torlonia on the Via Nomentana, this article discusses what sort of labor the building of the early Christian catacombs of Rome entailed, what kind of investment this required, and how these expenses related to the costs incurred in other big architectural projects dating to the same general period. It then explores the significance of these expenses by historically contextualizing the evidence in reference to current debates on the issue of early Christian catacomb organization, early Christian social history, and managerial developments within the early church. The article concludes by highlighting how economic feasibility was a major factor that allowed the early Christian catacombs to develop into huge communal cemeteries and how this development, in turn, affected early Christian identity formation. catacombs early Christianity socioeconomic history Late Antiquity Judaism identity formation burial practices
Medieval Jewish cemeteries are found at the crossroads of epigraphy, archaeology and conservation... more Medieval Jewish cemeteries are found at the crossroads of epigraphy, archaeology and conservation, three disciplines that should, but do not easily, intersect. Much of the epigraphic evidence has been decontextualized when Jewish medieval gravestones have been uprooted and reused as building material. Fortunately, many of them survive in non-original locations, their inscriptions still visible. Conversely, for understandable religious sensitivities, archaeological excavations are not conducted in burial grounds whose headstones are still in situ. Thus, data is analysed as two distinct sets: textual or material, though scholars could benefit from engaging with each other's records. This workshop aims to provide a forum for collaboration, ultimately reuniting – although figuratively – the medieval funerary inscriptions with the men, women and children they sought to commemorate. This academic workshop is kindly sponsored by the European Association of Jewish Studies, through its Conference Grant Programme. The workshop will take place at Utrecht University, on 7-8 November 2016, and will include thirteen participants from eight different countries. Additionally, the workshop will be exhibited to the public on https://diaspora.sites.uu.nl/workshop/ including the abstracts of all papers, accompanied by slides of the PowerPoint presentations; edited and abridged video recordings of the papers, and a discussion page open to visitors worldwide, where dialogue may continue.
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This academic workshop is kindly sponsored by the European Association of Jewish Studies, through its Conference Grant Programme. The workshop will take place at Utrecht University, on 7-8 November 2016, and will include thirteen participants from eight different countries. Additionally, the workshop will be exhibited to the public on https://diaspora.sites.uu.nl/workshop/ including the abstracts of all papers, accompanied by slides of the PowerPoint presentations; edited and abridged video recordings of the papers, and a discussion page open to visitors worldwide, where dialogue may continue.