I’m having trouble finding a clear answer on the internet. Did the Y-haplogroup R originate in Central Asia or in Siberia? There’s all sorts of information about different subgroups and where they might originate, but what about the first R?
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It originated from Siberia during the last glacial maximum. Both R* and Q* have roots in ANE which is in turned derived from P* in Ancient North Siberians who probably got it from an East Eurasian group like K2b carrying TianyuanI’m having trouble finding a clear answer on the internet. Did the Y-haplogroup R originate in Central Asia or in Siberia? There’s all sorts of information about different subgroups and where they might originate, but what about the first R?
How do we know that it started in Siberia? Is it because we’ve only found one skeleton with basal R* and that’s all we have to go off of?
How do we know that it started in Siberia? Is it because we’ve only found one skeleton with basal R* and that’s all we have to go off of?
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