> you could probably make the claim that "half the human beings alive today" are descended from tons of groups of humans that existed 5,000 years ago Surely it

> you could probably make the claim that "half the human beings alive today" are descended from tons of groups of humans that existed 5,000 years ago Surely it's still notable to identify specific groups for which this is true, particularly when the group itself is primarily identified by an unrelated archaeological characteristic.