Europeans descended from three ancient tribes

BBC ^ | 9/17/14 | Paul Rincon

[ek_hornbeck]

The modern European gene pool was formed when three ancient populations mixed within the last 7,000 years, Nature journal reports.

Blue-eyed, swarthy hunters mingled with brown-eyed, pale skinned farmers as the latter swept into Europe from the Near East.

But another, mysterious population with Siberian affinities also contributed to the genetic landscape of the continent.

The findings are based on analysis of genomes from nine ancient Europeans.

Agriculture originated in the Near East - in modern Syria, Iraq and Israel - before expanding into Europe around 7,500 years ago.

It really does look like the indigenous West European hunter gatherers had this striking combination of dark skin and blue eyes that doesn't exist any more”

Multiple lines of evidence suggested this new way of life was spread by a wave of migrants, who interbred with the indigenous European hunter-gatherers they encountered on the way.

[ek_hornbeck]

Interesting that fair skin came from the Middle East while blue eyes came from original "indigenous" Europeans. I wonder if the Basques, who supposedly have a pre-Indo-European language that predates later arrivals in Europe, are genetically closest to the original Europeans before interbreeding with Middle Eastern (and apparently Siberian) people? If true, you'd expect them to be mostly swarthy but blue-eyed!

[BenLurkin]

Which of these three tribes had red hair?

[SIDENET]

It really does look like the indigenous West European hunter gatherers had this striking combination of dark skin and blue eyes that doesn't exist any more”

Darn Whitey done stole our blue eyes!

[Lurking Libertarian]

For the GGG ping list?

[Red Badger]

The Fukawi Tribe?.................

[SevenofNine]

I trace my family history with 23 and me dna test I think my family tree came from Russia was connect to Alaska on that Bering strait

Not suprising

I don’t mind I have uncle up in Fairbanks AK he is marry to Alaska native

[Gay State Conservative]

Wait...how is that I wound up with blue eyes and fair skin??? If my folks were alive I give them a real grilling!

[Pearls Before Swine]

... must have been a hell of a party...

[Boiler Plate]

[Jumper]

Contributed... kinda like Islam contributed to the demise of those Arab peoples who had knowledge of reading, astrology, mathematics and science. And then we have "interbreeding"... and genetic yet indigenous... from both far and away....

Therefore, we or at least some of us most discern that intelligence lies in the mind of the beholder.

[Salvavida]

The tribes of Ham, Shem, and Japeth. God already told us that. Keep up with the conversation, science.

[re_nortex]

The satanic cult of islam must be crushed. No quarter, no mercy...no exceptions. Every mosque is an enemy armed fortress.

[southernmann]

Where is that tribe?

[southernmann]

awesome stretch...kudos

[RichardMoore]

The Daughters of Eve puts for the genetic “fact” that we are all decended from one woman; based on a dna study.

[Red Badger]

They became The Hekawi tribe:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F_Troop

[Vigilanteman]

The tribes of Ham, Shem, and Japeth . . . all descended from Noah. As I understand, Ham is the father of the negroid race, Shem of the caucasian race and Japeth of the Asian race.

There is, however, so many thousand years of interbreeding that clear distinctions are no longer possible.

[Jack Black]

Which of these three tribes had red hair?

I have read elsewhere that red hair comes from the 3% of Europeans that is inherited from Neanderthal man.

[Mike Darancette]

My 100% Basque Grandfather was swarthy but had hazel eyes.

[jrd]

the book is “The Seven Daughters of Eve” by Bryan Stykes seven woman not one