Did Crusaders Introduce R1b Into The Near East?

[mark76]

I recently read a paper (available on academia dot edu by Mike Maglio suggesting that R1b was introduced into Middle/Near Eastern populations from Europe by Crusaders between the 11th and 13th centuries rather than the other way round (Middle Eastern pastoralists introducing R1b into Europe in the late Neolithic). What say the Eupedia Brains Trust on this matter?

 

[Ziober]

I think R1b were found for long time before crusades, with Turkey as example, and middle east is near to the expansion of yamma people from the current Ukraine.