https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illyrians
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Subclade CTS5856 4700 years old, north Albania.
All mutations behind CTS5856 exist in Albania and Albanians.
Obviously all Albanian mutations are in the area of Albania and wider old around 4000 to 100 years.
27,5% Albanians and 47% Albanians from Kosovo with E1b CTS5856, live in south Balkan 4700 to 100 years (their ancestors).
Are they part of Ilirians or not..??
When we see how old are types of R1b and J2a in Albanias and Albania then we will tell how much of today's Albanians are Illyrian origin.
Albanian J2 is actually overwhelmingly J2b2-L283 (J-L283). On average it makes up 20-25% of Albanian Y-DNA. The same haplogroup was found in Bronze Age Dalmatia ca. 1550 BC.
Haplogroup R1b makes up 20-25% of Albanian Y-DNA as well. R1b-Z2103 was found in the Vucedol Culture ca. 2725 BC.
Source: The Genomic History of Southeastern Europe (samples: I4331, I3499, I3948)
So all three major Albanian Y-DNA haplogroups in ancient DNA have been found in Western Balkans (Illyrian territory).
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