Re: STEEN DNA
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In reply to:
STEEN DNA
Marla Moore 7/26/06
I've done a 67 marker test.My haplogroup is R1a1.
"Origins
The first carriers of the R1a1 haplotype are believed to have been nomadic farmers in the steppes of east Europe in Ukraine and south Russia about 10,000 years ago. Current theories point to them being the first speakers of the proto-Indo-European languages (the Kurgan culture) and the first ones to domesticate the horse.
Europe
R1a1 is spread across whole of Europe, with the highest concentrations found in Eastern Europe, with the highest percentage concentrations found in modern day Ukraine [2]. The two main directional components of the spread are consistent with a East to West migration as well as a radial spread from the Balkans. The latter is believed to be a trace of the re-population of Europe after the Last Glacial Maximum [3].
The other two major genetic flow patters that can be seen from the R1a1 distribution are of the Slavic migrations from north eastern Europe to the Balkans as well as a distribution along the western coast of Europe and the British Isles which is believed to be connected to the Vikings."
"R1a The R1a lineage is believed to have
> originated in the Eurasian Steppes
> > > north of the Black and Caspian Seas. This
> lineage is believed to have originated
> > > in a population of the Kurgan culture, known for
> the domestication of the horse
> > > (approximately 3000 B.C.E.). These people were
> also believed to be the first
> > > speakers of the Indo-European language group.
> This lineage is currently found in
> > > central and western Asia, India, and in Slavic
> populations of Eastern Europe. "
For what it's worth!