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Now I have heard everything, Archaeogenetic Data Mining Supports a Uralic–Minoan Homeland in the Danube Basin

bigsnake49 said:
https://www.mdpi.com/2078-2489/15/10/646. Supposedly, according to this paper both linguistics and genetics support this hypothesis. They chose G25 because qpadm only supports 2-3 sources whereas G25 is a lot more flexible. Read the article and laugh.
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This image is comically wrong. Anatolian Neolithic Farmers were light skinned. EHGs also had majority dark hair. The appearance of the two would not have been anywhere near as extreme as what is shown. Light hair as a isn't something that came from the steppe but a feature that became selected for locally in Globular Amphora baltic populations who themselves derived most of their ancestry from ANFs.

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The author has also translated Linear A inscriptions, but unfortunately he only publishes in IT publications/conferences…
 
I recall reading the “thesis” of a Hungarian dude that linked Minoans with Uralic languages. I suppose this paper is from the same guy or related to his positions. I don’t think any serious academic in the field of archaeogenetics is going to entertain this theory.

But since this is a forum for casual discussion we can do it without sounding like medical doctors debating charlatans.

The most glaring BS of this “study” is the core tenet of sorts that the homeland of Uralic languages is an area between the urals, the northern coast of Black Sea and the Danube basin. He has it totally backwards. We have strong genetic evidence that Uralic homeland is somewhere in central-southern Siberia, and the languages were originally associated with Neo-Siberian ancestry that spread with the seima-turbino phenomenon. When the maritime Minoan civilization was in full swing around 2000BC (places, trade etc) the Uralic speakers were starting their journey towards northeastern europe. Warriors of the taiga on one hand, maritime palace builders centered in the south Aegean on the other hand.
 
bigsnake49 said:
https://www.mdpi.com/2078-2489/15/10/646. Supposedly, according to this paper both linguistics and genetics support this hypothesis. They chose G25 because qpadm only supports 2-3 sources whereas G25 is a lot more flexible. Read the article and laugh.
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Typical academic pseudo-science. The author, who teaches at the School of Computing at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, seems very fond of pseudo-linguistic theories. But why don't these people find themselves a hobby in life? He doesn't seem like a linguist, just someone with a lot of time to waste.

 
Perhaps it's best to avoid giving attention to such publications and crackpot theories. Even negative discussion is still a favour to these people.
 
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