torzio
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There is a reason why northern parts of Europe have more Steppe ancestry. There were less people there. It's that simple. EEFs largely dominated Southern Europe. We see this north/south effect in Italy and the Balkans, including Illyrians.
Northern Illyrians are no more "core Illyrians" than Fins or Estonians who have the highest steppe ancestry are "core Indo-Europeans". The word "Illyrians" was specifically meant for Iron Age Albanians, and only later covered northern parts of the Balkans. By far and away the most powerful tribes were in the south close to the Hellenic world.
The term Illyrian was first used by ancient Greeks circa 800BC when they encountered the Liburnians on Corfu
Italicus excursus per Liburnos, quae gens Asiatica est, procedit in Dalmatiae pedem
Italics look east though the asiatics Liburnians and Dalmatians ....................they did not use the term Illyrians...nor did the Romans
Too many people the term in error
https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783111568874.154/pdf
Romans did it best....they used tribal names