[SunkenCiv]

Maps showing Armenia with the locations of ancient and whole-genome modern individuals, along with a proposed route of Armenian migration according to the Balkan theory.

Credit: The American Journal of Human Genetics (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2024.10.022

[Tell It Right]

I don’t know enough about the Ottoman-Russian wars, followed by the Ottoman genocide of Armenians, to know if the genocide was fueled by the belief that the Armenians were Balkans.

[Dr. Sivana]

Maybe one or both of those populations had been largely displaced/replaced since the time of Herodotus. It has been a long time since I read him. I mainly remember he made great fun of the Egyptians.

[BenLurkin]

"What's all this I hear about friggin Armenians?"

[Bon of Babble]

My husband’s family came straight from Italy, his grandparents immigrated from Naples and Rome in the 20s.

When my husband had his DNA done a few years ago, it showed a good percentage of his DNA came from the Balkans. He had no idea - but who knows, people migrated all over the place.

I suggested we visit the Balkans if possible to check it out.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Interesting that there are two articles posted this morning on the genetic origin of the Armenians. The article posted by Cronos shows evidence of distant populations in the Armenia people from Spain to Subsaharan Africa going back 2,000 to 4,000 BC.

Genetic evidence for an origin of the Armenians from Bronze Age mixing of multiple populations

[Mr. Blond]

I’ve long heard they were a Semitic people.

[Elsie]

HUH?

INDEED!