Y-DNA distribution in North Africa.

[Rocinante]

There are several maps, and in all of them it peaks in Italy. But it's all speculation. What i think it's certain is that the peoples that came to Iberia in the Iron Age (all of them) weren't all one haplogroup so it's very difficult to guess which people carried which haplogroup (to Iberia, in this case).

It's also possible that the Iron Age didn't change haplogroups that much in Iberia and the R1b haplogroups being discussed were already here. Sampling is very few so far.

Actually you might be right, but we have to play with the cards we have right now, and make numbers, % and conclusion with it.

U152 peaks in North Italy (actually every north italian in this forum is U152, including the nordicist savvas), meaning that the movements ¨started¨ there, but i don´t really think it is only a roman haplo, i think it is more italic and gaul, it is my humble opinion, because romans were J2 like most of central italians. Makes sense actually that catalans have the peak in U152 because they have strong affinities with southern frenchs.

[Rocinante]

I think Z225 is native iberian? My theory as it’s far west Iberia

Seems to be that is unique for West Iberians (Galicians, Portugueses, Castillians and Asturleoneses). The basque clade would be M153 and the one in East Iberia would be M167.

Z225/Z229 is the best of all.

[Luso]

Seems to be that is unique for West Iberians (Galicians, Portugueses, Castillians and Asturleoneses). The basque clade would be M153 and the one in East Iberia would be M167.

Z225/Z229 is the best of all.

Yeah, and a lot of Cubanos have it which is interesting as a lot of cubanos were originally from Galicia... makes a lot of sense.

[Daos777]

Any E-V13?


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[Adamm]

Any E-V13?


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Yes in Fes Morocco we found a person with E-V13:

[Elias.99]

I wish I knew my grandfathers Y-DNA since you can't carry that from your mother but he's a berber from Errachidia so I bet he has a pure E-lineage

[Elias.99]

Any theories on why G seems to be more dominant in the ketama-region?

[Adamm]

Any theories why G seems to be more dominant in the ketama-region?

I have no idea, it seems both Ketama of Morocco and Algeria have a higher concentration of G haplogroup.

[Adamm]

I wish I knew my grandfathers Y-DNA since you can't carry that from your mother but he's a berber from Errachidia so I bet he has a pure E-lineage

If your mother has brothers (your uncles) you could test them, or you could test the nephews of yours who are paternally in line with your grandfather. That way you could still discover their lineage.

[Elias.99]

I have no idea, it seems both Ketama of Morocco and Algeria have a higher concentration of G haplogroup.

My theory is that the Ottoman Empire had many that settled in Algiers that then made their way into the Atlas mountains of Morocco.