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I realize that it might be the whole point that it shouldn't matter whether modern Greeks are descendant of ancient Greeks. But I still find it odd that an arti
by flexie 5y ago
I realize that it might be the whole point that it shouldn't matter whether modern Greeks are descendant of ancient Greeks. But I still find it odd that an article about the topic nowadays doesn't mention DNA analysis such as this one: https://www.science.org/content/article/greeks-really-do-have-near-mythical-origins-ancient-dna-reveals https://www.science.org/content/article/greeks-really-do-hav...
- ggm 5y agoDNA analytics in the context of the ottoman empire would be a melting pot. As I understand it, succession to the sultanate was usually not by primogeniture as much as from the set of candidates, including other ethnicities in the Osmanli family, with much concubinage there would be all kinds of races. Outside of the sultanate the army was a melting pot. Labour was grabbed from everywhere. Racial origins were no bar to advancement. Post service, not everyone (few even?) return home. I am sure some ancient greek DNA remains extant, but I am also sure a lot of other DNA is at large in Turkey, Greece, Albania, FYROM... The Article: "... When the researchers compared the DNA of modern Greeks to that of ancient Mycenaeans, they found a lot of genetic overlap. Modern Greeks share similar proportions of DNA from the same ancestral sources as Mycenaeans, although they have inherited a little less DNA from ancient Anatolian farmers and a bit more DNA from later migrations to Greece. ..."