More than Myth: Ancient DNA Reveals Roots of 1st Greek Civilizations

[Albobalboa]

These DNA results are turning out to be boring as shit. Where are all the shocks that turn the current historical views upside down?

So basically the current Greeks are similar to the ancient Greeks. How specific is this "genetic continuity" though. Is it like when it's said that all European peoples are genetically similar? Big fucking deal. Greeks have a lot of slavic paternal descent, fact, so how does that show on the genetic continuity?

[Ylla]

These DNA results are turning out to be boring as shit. Where are all the shocks that turn the current historical views upside down?

So basically the current Greeks are similar to the ancient Greeks. How specific is this "genetic continuity" though. Is it like when it's said that all European peoples are genetically similar? Big fucking deal. Greeks have a lot of slavic paternal descent, fact, so how does that show on the genetic continuity?

No one is completely unchanged from ancient times. They may have small admixtures here and there but they derive the majority (~70%+) of their ancestry from the ancients.

[Böri]

Europe is giving hidden message to Turkey with these pseudo sciences after they froze accession talks with Turkey. They are telling Turks problem not with you but your government. Soon they will admit builders of Europa civilisation were Turkic asddasfghiji

[Kamal900]

Europe is giving hidden message to Turkey with these pseudo sciences after they froze accession talks with Turkey. They are telling Turks problem not with you but your government. Soon they will admit builders of Europa civilisation were Turkic asddasfghiji

Sure..anyone that doesn't adhere to your Turanist ideology that Turks are genetically pure or whatever is a pseudo-scientist. No sane human being would want any association with Turkey whatsoever.

[Böri]

Sure..anyone that doesn't adhere to your Turanist ideology that Turks are genetically pure or whatever is a pseudo-scientist. No sane human being would want any association with Turkey whatsoever.

Good. Now Arab, take your 4 millions Levantine brothers out from my country. I am reluctant to go to central squares of Istanbul nowadays by likelihood I wouldnt see any Turk in the streets which are full Syrians, Arab tourists, Iranians, Afghans etc.

[Sikeliot]

They're around 70 percent Ancient and 30 percent BaltoSlavic.

[Albobalboa]

No one is completely unchanged from ancient times. They may have small admixtures here and there but they derive the majority (~70%+) of their ancestry from the ancients.

Until proven otherwise, my genetic composition is completely unchanged from that of my ancestors from prehistoric times.

2/3 similarity doesn't sound too much like genetic continuity but I'll take your word for it. That means that people who claimed they were different had a pretty good point. I'd like to see a similar thing done for Albanians.

[catgeorge]

This is interesting for anthropology enthusiasts but Greeks in Greece don't care. No one is going to pop the champagne bottle in Greece.. still need to live, eat and breathe like everyone else

[Kamal900]

Good. Now Arab, take your 4 millions Levantine brothers out from my country. I am reluctant to go to central squares of Istanbul nowadays by likelihood I wouldnt see any Turk in the streets which are full Syrians, Arab tourists, Iranians, Afghans etc.

If Turkey would stop supporting the terrorists that are running amok in Syria, and stop their aspiration in trying to take land from Syria as what they were trying to do in the 80's then fine. I mean, Europeans will never look at Turks and Turkey as part of Europe or the western world in general regardless how hard you try to copy them, kek.

[Albobalboa]

They're around 70 percent Ancient and 30 percent BaltoSlavic.

Which current Greeks were most similar and which were least similar? Or was it spread equally in terms of percentages between island Greeks and mainland Greeks etc.