Aristander
26-10-10, 04:04
This article is about 3 years old and I have not been able to find any follow up on it and if it ever resulted in any definite findings?
Search for Christopher Columbus Origin (http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/08/us/08columbus.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1)
Apparently he was able to get several hundred samples from the Ligurian area of Italy and the Catalan area Spain of individuals named Columbo and Colom hoping to find a match with one of the two groups. Apparently Colom is the Catalan version of the name and Columbo the Italian version.
Search for Christopher Columbus Origin (http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/08/us/08columbus.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1)
Apparently he was able to get several hundred samples from the Ligurian area of Italy and the Catalan area Spain of individuals named Columbo and Colom hoping to find a match with one of the two groups. Apparently Colom is the Catalan version of the name and Columbo the Italian version.