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Hello foryouandme, I just read one research about laz/megrels people. They are almost 50% G2a. In my region (Trabzon in Turkey), the pontic speaking upper towns are also belonging to same haplogroup (Most probably local kolhis people helenized during Greek colonization). Unfortunatelly, we have very limited number of samples. If you are related laz people, you are more than welcome to join my group at Familytree DNA.
You can advise him to take a DNA testThanks, but, unfortunately, I'm not Lazuri. A friend of mine is, he's from Batumi, Georgia. I think we need Lazuri members to help us with this.
You can advise him to take a DNA test
You can advise him to take a DNA test
Well, Kardu I did take your advice and suggested to him about a DNA test. He said he'd be interested.
Good to know
And thanks for the interesting links.
BTW few months ago 30 Laz and 30 Georgians were tested. I can't reveal the full results yet before the the article is published, but unexpectedly there was a high number of haplogroup L1b among the Laz.
It would be very interesting to see results,
Laz area for me has extra weight in theories of IE origin
I heard similar things about them. That they got high numbers of Haplogroup L1b is somehow interesting, considering that many of them tend to be quite pale and brown/red/blond haired.Good to know
And thanks for the interesting links.
BTW few months ago 30 Laz and 30 Georgians were tested. I can't reveal the full results yet before the the article is published, but unexpectedly there was a high number of haplogroup L1b among the Laz.
Probably we are dealing with an ancient admixture here, supposedly from Elamite refugees/colonists. Georgian (and Kartvelian languages in general) has certain loanwords from Elamite.I heard similar things about them. That they got high numbers of Haplogroup L1b is somehow interesting, considering that many of them tend to be quite pale and brown/red/blond haired.
Another interesting thing that I have observed is, that the Haplogroups J(J1/J2) and R1b have some correlation in West Asia.
Good to know
And thanks for the interesting links.
BTW few months ago 30 Laz and 30 Georgians were tested. I can't reveal the full results yet before the the article is published, but unexpectedly there was a high number of haplogroup L1b among the Laz.
Y-DNA L1b of courseL1b? Do you mean Y-DNA or mtDNA?
Y-DNA L1b of course
"Of course"? Well, both are and would be fascinatingly surprising.
Interesting site, although the data are already bit outdated.
By the end of the year we will have a comprehensive new YDNA data from almost all regions of Georgia.
For this study the accent was on YDNALooking forward to it. Why no MtDNA?
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