Two people so far in the Azores like this one. We'll have to wait for the release of their paper. I'd like to see the samples from 17 B.C. and how they obtained them!
Like I said, it's an ethnicity ESTIMATE, we read it, and it becomes cocktail party conversation. The real meat of DNA is its use in finding relatives and having us connect our trees together. So make sure you have your Gedcoms uploaded!!! Cheri Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada On Fri, Apr 7, 2017 at 12:34 PM, Mary <mfkap...@pacbell.net> wrote: > The genetic makeup of the Iberian Peninsula and the Azores populations > has been mostly constant the last 200 years, but if we go back 2000 years > it was subject to many influences. Iberia was invaded by the Romans but a > native population existed previously. That Native group was the actual > Iberians. The Azores was also populated by other groups such as the > Flemish. The Azores were also a convenient stopping place for ships. There > was lots of opportunity for mixing populations. I am not surprised by the > varied results from the test. Consider the history of the region when > looking at your results. My results showed 67% Iberian, 10% South East > European, 5% North African, and 3% Sephardic. > > Mary > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
