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05-07-2025, 04:28 PM
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An R1b-L151 skeleton is found in a royal tomb at the capital of Macedon. This is northern Greece today, but from a timeframe prior to Greece becoming a nation-state. The timing of the burial, not necessarily of the age of the ancient man, correspond with Phillip II or perhaps a father or an uncle. Phillip II began unification of Greece with the Hellenistic League (Corinth League), an alliance.
Phillip II is the father of Alexander the Great, the famous conqueror.
The Great Tumulus of Vergina (Aegae) has a Male burial in Tomb 1 that is aged 25–35. The Radio Carbon dating is from the first half of the 4th century BC.
Early analysis from FTDNA has this man as R1b-L151 with FTA1 negative but undetermined for other downstream subclades. This is probably not Phillip II but likely a royal person so a suspected family member.
"Alexander's legacy extended beyond his military conquests, and his reign marked a turning point in European and Asian history. His campaigns greatly increased contacts and trade between East and West, and vast areas to the east were significantly exposed to Greek civilization and influence. Some of the cities he founded became major cultural centers, many surviving into the 21st century." (Wikipedia)
"New scientific evidence for the history and occupants of Tomb I ('Tomb of Persephone') in the Great Tumulus at Vergina”, Maniatas, 2025
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305440325000834
(edit: re-emphasized this is a suspected family member)
An R1b-L151 skeleton is found in a royal tomb at the capital of Macedon. This is northern Greece today, but from a timeframe prior to Greece becoming a nation-state. The timing of the burial, not necessarily of the age of the ancient man, correspond with Phillip II or perhaps a father or an uncle. Phillip II began unification of Greece with the Hellenistic League (Corinth League), an alliance.
Phillip II is the father of Alexander the Great, the famous conqueror.
The Great Tumulus of Vergina (Aegae) has a Male burial in Tomb 1 that is aged 25–35. The Radio Carbon dating is from the first half of the 4th century BC.
Early analysis from FTDNA has this man as R1b-L151 with FTA1 negative but undetermined for other downstream subclades. This is probably not Phillip II but likely a royal person so a suspected family member.
"Alexander's legacy extended beyond his military conquests, and his reign marked a turning point in European and Asian history. His campaigns greatly increased contacts and trade between East and West, and vast areas to the east were significantly exposed to Greek civilization and influence. Some of the cities he founded became major cultural centers, many surviving into the 21st century." (Wikipedia)
"New scientific evidence for the history and occupants of Tomb I ('Tomb of Persephone') in the Great Tumulus at Vergina”, Maniatas, 2025
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305440325000834
(edit: re-emphasized this is a suspected family member)