Moorish genetic legacy?

[TheForeigner]

How much of the genetic ancestry of Iberians, Sicilians and Maltese is of Moorish or North African origin? This is not a troll thread. I don't think NA admixture is shameful or makes anyone less European or inferior. I am just genuinely curious.

[Tietar]

10% of Spaniards have North African genetic markers, 20% of Near East (mainly Jewish). 70% are among the purest Europeans along with Irish and Welsh.



This percentage will decrease in Spain and Europe as the population is progressively replaced by Arabs and Africans. In the future only the upper class will be pure European.

[TheForeigner]

Is the NA in Spaniards chiefly Moorish or is it much older? Some might be from Carthaginians too and also from prehistoric migrations.

[Methuselah]

10% of Spaniards have North African genetic markers, 20% of Near East (mainly Jewish). 70% are among the purest Europeans along with Irish and Welsh.



This percentage will decrease in Spain and Europe as the population is progressively replaced by Arabs and Africans. In the future only the upper class will be pure European.

Interesting! Hey, since you have probably seen more Mediterranean people than me, i wanted to ask if my favourite musicians have any of that North African or Middle Eastern vibe in them.
What do you think? Or is that vibe they have more Gypsy type of thing? Here is Steve Van Zandt steve-van-zandt-002a.jpg and Julian Casablancas julian-casablancas-001.jpg

[CertifiedCracker]

Regardless of what anyone says, those dark Medeterranean folks didnt just come outta nowhere. Its pretty well accepted that in areas conquered by the Moors, folks tend to be darker in terms of skin tone.

[Kamal900]

Regardless of what anyone says, those dark Medeterranean folks didnt just come outta nowhere. Its pretty well accepted that in areas conquered by the Moors, folks tend to be darker in terms of skin tone.

Blood is thicker than water, yes.

[brennus dux gallorum]

hard to say, as many members claim that neolithic dna itself is MENA, and if that is true then we can't estimate which part of "mena dna" is neolithic and which part is "moorish". But if we consider historical facts, like that a christian-muslim couple was prohibited to have christian children, then christian descendants were not affected by moorish admixture, and any connection with NA can be NF, which means 0% moorish admixture in all of them

neolithic btw even in South france represents 50% of DNA, which means that even people from this area are "half mena", I repeat, if we adopt this view of neolithic=mena (i don't have personal opinion about this issue, i simply don't know if NF were MENA)

[TheForeigner]

But many Muslims converted to Christianity after the Christians reconquered these lands. I wonder if Sicily and Malta received any Moorish genetic contribution.

[TheForeigner]

Most likely the modest SSA in Iberians, Sicilians and Maltese is from converted Moors.

[Demon Revival]

Around 1/8 of ancestry of Spaniards is from Moorish conquests.