Are Sicilians Southwest Europeans or Southeast Europeans?

**Stormer99** · 10-04-2013, 04:13 PM

What do you think?

**Anthropologique** · 10-04-2013, 04:14 PM

South - east.

**YeshAtid** · 10-04-2013, 04:14 PM

A combination of the two

**~~Sikeliot~~** · 10-04-2013, 04:17 PM

Southeast

**YeshAtid** · 10-04-2013, 04:18 PM

Originally Posted by Sikeliot

Southeast

I beg to differ. Sicilians clearly have a recent SW asian component

**Anthropologique** · 10-04-2013, 04:22 PM

Originally Posted by barberis12

I beg to differ. Sicilians clearly have a recent SW asian component

She means SW Europe. I assume you're joking.

**YeshAtid** · 10-04-2013, 04:24 PM

Originally Posted by Anthropologique

She means SW Europe. I assume you're joking.

Misread the question lol

**~~Sikeliot~~** · 10-04-2013, 04:31 PM

Other than religion there is no reason to group Sicily with SW Europe. Not genetically, not phenotypically.

**Anthropologique** · 10-04-2013, 04:32 PM

Originally Posted by Sikeliot

Other than religion there is no reason to group Sicily with SW Europe. Not genetically, not phenotypically.

I've NEVER encountered anyone even suggesting they are SW.

**~~Sikeliot~~** · 10-04-2013, 04:33 PM

Originally Posted by Anthropologique

I've NEVER encountered anyone even suggesting they are SW.

Linguistically and religiously they could be, but that is it.

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