I noticed that there are no discussions on the mtDNA R haplogroup and descendants. 23andme puts me in Ria and the jameslick calculator in R1a1a1.
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I noticed that there are no discussions on the mtDNA R haplogroup and descendants. 23andme puts me in Ria and the jameslick calculator in R1a1a1.
I think because it’s a very strange and rare mtdna ...... and maybe ancient but I’m not sure ...
There was this discussion:
https://www.eupedia.com/forum/thread...468#post411468
I think the consensus is it came to Western Europe with the Indo-European migration in the Bronze Age. It probably originated in the North or South Caucasus.
Hello I did DNA test with 23andme and I have R1a (mtDNA). I am tuscany.