Dianatomia
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Before Macedonians settled in the valley of Emathia (core of Macedonia) it is said that they pushed out Paeonians, who were closely related to Phrygians. The Greeks called them Bryges. They were probably pushed out of the region by the Dorian migrations. But in such a proces I would argue that there is always a degree of assimilation. Also, since the Bronze Age there were Mycenaean settlements in the area. Especially around the coast of Macedonia.Also the samples plotting like Cretans were only after the Macedonian expansion. I don't believe this genetic body was dominant in Classical age Macedonia. My guess is something intermediate of Thracians and Peloponnesians.
So I would argue that the Ancient Macedonians may have been a mix of Dorians (their core), Paeonians (provided the Macedonians absorbed some of them) and Mycenaeans.
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