My 23andme results (Balkan)

**Tvrtko** · 06-24-2019, 04:41 AM

Hi guys I just took the 23andme test and I'm still pretty confused about my identity, I apologize if this is the wrong place to ask. So my results were 66% Balkan with Bosnia & Croatia being the likely matches and Serbia being a possible match. I also got 30% Eastern Euro with Poland being a possible match which I was surprised and knew nothing about. What I have known is my father is a Croat-Serb from Bosnia with Croatian being the paternal side & my mother is 100% Bosniak. If anyone can help me out to break things down further or wants my raw data I'd really appreciate it, thanks.

**Mortimer** · 06-24-2019, 04:47 AM

All Southslavs are split in Balkan and Eastern European components. It is not unusual, it doesnt mean you are part polish.

**Dick** · 06-24-2019, 04:50 AM

Post your regions. I'm the only one so far that I've seen that gets Slavonia as a stronger evidence of recent ancestry. Also which region do you get for Poland? I get Podkarpackie.

**PaleoEuropean** · 06-24-2019, 04:56 AM

Originally Posted by Peterski

I'm Polish and I got some Greek/Balkan, but they didn't specify the country:

https://www.theapricity.com/forum/sh...3andMe-results

It could be from the haplogroup E farmers

**Peterski** · 06-24-2019, 04:57 AM

Originally Posted by PaleoEuropean

It could be from the haplogroup E farmers

But 23andMe claim that they report ancestry only from the last 200-500 years.

**Mortimer** · 06-24-2019, 05:07 AM

Originally Posted by Peterski

But 23andMe claim that they report ancestry only from the last 200-500 years.

Thats certainly not true or I would have no southasian at all.

**Peterski** · 06-24-2019, 05:11 AM

Originally Posted by Mortimer

Thats certainly not true or I would have no southasian at all.

In this case Gypsies are like a South Asian "enclave" in Europe.

And you have Gypsy ancestry within the last 200-500 years.

**Dick** · 06-24-2019, 05:12 AM

Originally Posted by Mortimer

Thats certainly not true or I would have no southasian at all.

What do you mean? Do you get West Asian instead now? It's probably the same thing

**Peterski** · 06-24-2019, 05:13 AM

Gypsies are a "mobile piece of South Asia" in Europe.

**Mortimer** · 06-24-2019, 05:14 AM

Originally Posted by Peterski

In this case Gypsies are like a South Asian enclave in Europe.

And you have Gypsy ancestry within the last 200-500 years.

Possible but technically the southasian ancestry in gypsies is 1.500 years old. Im not sure if it works like what you say though. But it is also possible. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...uries-ago.html