Originally Posted by
Archetype0ne
I am not really sure how you guys don't get tired of this lol.
But anyways if it quacks like a duck, runs like a duck and swims like a duck, its likely a duck.
Already in the first century CE Romans were at war with with Dalmatae and Iapodes in the region, little mention of Histri. Not to mention the battles earlier in the II century BC with Gentius in the south of the province.
From what I gather post Christ they only speak of Liburnian territory. Seems there is very little mention of Histri compared to Iapodes post mid II BC, let alone I AD.
What does the archeological context the sample was found in say?
It really amuses me how many here start whole arguments from conclusions then work their way through sources to justify them rather than the other way around.
As of right now we have 2 Croatian E-V13 samples, infinitely more than we had just a week ago. Could it have been a non Illyrian, maybe. But gotta look at the archeological context and who the sample was found with. As well as the autosomal that does not lie. Meaning that even if in IIBC the forefathers of this individual were Histri, which I personally find 0 evidence for beyond extrapolation with foregone conclusions, by the time this fella died he was as Illyrian as it gets.