Are Caucasus peoples European?

[magyar_lány]

No, they aren't.

[ALL]

Caucasus are almost exclusively A1/A2+/- and O+/-.
A1/A2+/- Mostly found in Northern Europe, A1/A2rh+ and rh- Scandinavia and Saamis's for example. Have the same type. B type is rare in some European groups.

[Root]

We are not europeans neither asians. We are Caucasians, children of Kavkaz

[LoLeL]

No, just Caucasian/Kavkazian.

[Pahli]

Caucasuans, especially North Caucasians have some European blood (EHG), but don't cluster with Europe, they are closer to West Asian groups, North and West of the Zagros Mountains.

[LoLeL]

Caucasuans, especially North Caucasians have some European blood (EHG), but don't cluster with Europe, they are closer to West Asian groups, North and West of the Zagros Mountains.

East of Zagros mountains is Mongolian/slant-eyed land?

[Pahli]

East of Zagros mountains is Mongolian/slant-eyed land?

Forgot to add East of Zagros as well, but People in East Turkey and some parts of Central Turkey still cluster with Caucasian ethnicities.

[Imamudin]

yes culturally they are. even chechens

This makes no sense. The patriarchal clan-based ancient warrior culture of Chechens predates the European culture for thousands of years. We pretty much do not share anything with anyone living western of the Don river, apart from a few things that Russians/Cossacks have copied from us - balalaika, papakha, dresses, dances, dishes,etc.

[Melki]

I first thought it was another of these threads created by Petros.

Europe is not really a continent. Anyway, I voted yes, because the 3 Transcaucasian countries:

-are State members of the Council of Europe
-are State members of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)
-signed the Adapted Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty
-are members of European international sports federations (UEFA, EAA etc...)
-are considered part of Europe by the International Civil Aviation Organization
-take part to the Eurovision song contest

etc...etc...etc...

[Odin]

Nope.