Saturday, March 7, 2026

Genetic history of H2-P96

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Based on the current stage of our knowledge, the homeland of H2-P96 was in the "core area" of the Fertile Crescent. From the regio...
Sunday, January 25, 2026

New ancient DNA from Greece.

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New ancient DNA from Greece, specifically from the Corinth region and western Greece. The older samples are similar to other samples from Gr...
Tuesday, January 20, 2026

An open thread about Bronze Age Anatolian Y DNA

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An open thread about Bronze Age Anatolian Y-DNA I plan to write a review about the origins of IE Anatolians. As stated earlier in this group...
Friday, January 16, 2026

An unusual branch of E1b-M123 from ancient Aghitu

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An unusual branch of E1b-M123 from ancient Aghitu An E1b-Z21466 was found in ancient Aghitu from the Hellenistic era. This branch is rare in...
Saturday, January 3, 2026

Y DNA from Hellenistic era Syunik Aghitu (Skourtanioti et al. 2025) are now uploaded to FTDNA and TheYtree.

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Y-DNA from Hellenistic-era Syunik (Aghitu) (Skourtanioti et al. 2025) has now been uploaded to FTDNA and TheYTree. Sixteen Y-DNA samples wer...
Sunday, December 28, 2025

The administrative division of Achaemenid Persia is still a matter of debates.

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The administrative division of Achaemenid Persia is still a matter of debate. Most scholars agree that the satrapic system was hierarchical....
Sunday, December 21, 2025

There are some chances that Kaskean from North Anatolia will not be anymore considered as unrecorded language.

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There is a possibility that the Kaska people of northern Anatolia will no longer be considered speakers of an unrecorded language. Sassevill...