Greetings, everyone!
I purchased a kit from 23andme and was told that my paternal haplogroup is I2b1. Attempting to do some research via Google presented me with a Eupedia thread which explained that I2b1 was actually an older name for what is now called I2a2a.
Most of my family is dead or crazy or both, and the family history has turned out to be a lot of hooey. So I'm trying to research as much as I can via DNA. DNA, at least, I know won't lie to me.
My first absolute beginner question is thus:
1. Do I need to do further digging in order to find subclades of I2a2a in order to try to get a better idea of what area of Europe my Dad's line originated in? Or is I2a2a the final word?
Thanks in advance to anyone willing to steer me in the right direction; it's all a bit overwhelming at this point.
I purchased a kit from 23andme and was told that my paternal haplogroup is I2b1. Attempting to do some research via Google presented me with a Eupedia thread which explained that I2b1 was actually an older name for what is now called I2a2a.
Most of my family is dead or crazy or both, and the family history has turned out to be a lot of hooey. So I'm trying to research as much as I can via DNA. DNA, at least, I know won't lie to me.
My first absolute beginner question is thus:
1. Do I need to do further digging in order to find subclades of I2a2a in order to try to get a better idea of what area of Europe my Dad's line originated in? Or is I2a2a the final word?
Thanks in advance to anyone willing to steer me in the right direction; it's all a bit overwhelming at this point.