Angela
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But these Daunians already had substantial CHG and Iran N. So not sure all of it can be speculated on the ancient Greek colonies.
Archetype, I was trying to make that precise point, although I guess I wasn't clear enough. That's why I said " don't know how any conclusion can be reached until we have samples from the people inhabiting the southern mainland before the arrival of even the Greeks or the "Daunians"
So, I completely agree.
In fact, I've pointed out numerous times over the last ten years that Otzi carried CHG/IR Neo/West Asian. I've speculated that it "might" have arrived in sufficient quantity to the Balkans and Italy in the Bronze Age to change the autosomal make up to some degree. Of course, subsequent events may have increased the percentage.
We'll just have to wait and see.