Genetic study on Bulgarians reveals Central-Asian admixture

[Tenn]

We report the presence of significant Central Asian ancestry in both contemporary Bulgarians and in early medieval population from SMC (Saltovo Mayaky Culture).

The existence of Chalcolithic-Iran (Hajj-Fruz) and Wusun related ancestral component in contemporary Bulgarians comes as a surprise and sheds light on both migration route and ethnic origins of Proto-Bulgarians. We interpret these results as an evidence for a Central –Asian connection for the tribes, constituting the population of SMC and Kubrat’s Old Great Bulgaria in Pontic steppe from 6th-7th century AD.

We identify Central Asian Wusun tribes as carriers of this component on the base from the results from f3 and f4 statistics. We suggest that Wusun-related tribes must have played role (or might have even been the backbone) in what became known as the Hunnic migration to Europe during 3rd-5th century AD. Same population must have taken part in the formation of the SMC (Saltovo-Mayaki Culture) and Great Old Bulgarian during 6th-9th century AD in Pontic – Caspian steppe.

We also explore the genomic origins of Thracians and their relations to contemporary Europeans. We conclude that contemporary Bulgarians do not harbor Thracian-specific ancestry, since ancient Thracian samples share more SNPs with contemporary Greeks and even contemporary Icelanders than with contemporary Bulgarians

https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...06.02.446576v1

[MandM]

so if its not Thracian then what is it? sounds very odd i must say

[Tenn]

so if its not Thracian then what is it? sounds very odd i must say

Yes, it is strange indeed. I noticed Bulgarians also plot more east compared to a lot of the Balkans. I think they shifted possibly the Balkans more east together with some Slavs (not all) rather than just Roman Imperial. Those Avar samples in Hungary plot extremely east too. Could also be part of the Balkans was possibly slightly more east or south-east from before, something similar/overlapping but just east of Illyrians or between Thracian and Illyrian.

[Duke]

It seems like its written by a lunatic.

Greeks and Bulgarians plot next to each other, so how can they be close to both the Iclanders and Greaks then Bulgarians.
This is I belive one of those guys who is into that mongol stuff

[Tenn]

Bulgarians and Greeks do not plot next to each other. Bulgarians plot more north on average

[Kaspias]

Another Stamov crap

[Jana]

embarassing, unlike very good Albanian paper.

[catgeorge]

Some are of old Thracian stock others not so much.