Originally Posted by
Angela
Meant to address this earlier. The archaeological site of Ordona, at the foot of the Daunian mountains, is indeed in the province of Foggia, as I originally stated, and Lucera, also in the province of Foggia, where Frederick II exiled many of the Muslims of Sicily, is near by. In addition to the no doubt many converts, some descendants of the original Muslim invaders would have been part of the group.
These people were again exiled or sold into slavery, but no doubt some influence remained, to be diluted eventually by admixture with the locals. This would partly explain the early Middle Ages samples which pull further "east" than modern Apulians.
Posts from certain members should definitely be considered dubious until fact checked.