Here comes the map of haplogroup HV, the mother of H and V, which appears to have originated in the Middle East. HV peaks in Mesopotamia and Iran. In Europe it reflects the establishment of some Neolithic farmers (esp. between Bulgaria and southern Belarus), which may correspond to Y-haplogroups J and T, rather than E1b1b or G2a.
The high frequency of HV in Calabria and Sicily is more difficult to explain since it far exceeds the levels observed in Greece. They may be due to founder effects among either the Neolithic or Greek colonisers. On the other hand the percentage in Tuscany is similar to that of Turkey, the presumed homeland of the Etruscans.
I have to double check the sources for Iceland as nothing can explain the 3.6% of HV reported.

N.B. : This map does not include the data for HV0 (aka pre-V), which was merged with the data for haplogroup V.
The high frequency of HV in Calabria and Sicily is more difficult to explain since it far exceeds the levels observed in Greece. They may be due to founder effects among either the Neolithic or Greek colonisers. On the other hand the percentage in Tuscany is similar to that of Turkey, the presumed homeland of the Etruscans.
I have to double check the sources for Iceland as nothing can explain the 3.6% of HV reported.

N.B. : This map does not include the data for HV0 (aka pre-V), which was merged with the data for haplogroup V.
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