Maleth
Junior Member
- Messages
- 1,917
- Reaction score
- 335
- Points
- 83
- Location
- Malta
- Y-DNA haplogroup
- EV13 A7136 y18675G+
- mtDNA haplogroup
- H
Also, when I was investigating this whole issue I took a look at some very detailed maps of the general area in terms of solar reflectance and UV levels. It definitely gets higher levels than surrounding areas, which makes sense...that's why it has a Mediterranean climate and flora and fauna, and inland Liguria, Toscana, Piemonte, do not, and have more of a continental climate. Higher UV levels equals less selection for fair skin. I think that to some extent explains the situation in Spain as well.
Totally agree, this cannot be more truer then the Sardenian case were I2 is at nearly 40% with J's, E's and T's so low, yet scoring lower Even then Sicily (with much higher J's), even in hair colour terms. If there ever needed any prove of UV natural selection visa vi protection from the environment this is a good one.