R1b is all over the place in western Europe. The percentages are highest in places where Celts and Basques lived, and decline as one gets further from these places. Some of the R1bs in "non-Celtic" areas could be ancient, others might be only a few centuries old.
Compare the R1b population in Sicily both to one another and to the broader R1b population. If they are only distantly related to the R1b population of Celtic areas, then we are looking at an ancient settlement. If they are more closely related to identifiable families in France, England, Ireland, etc., than they are to each other, then we are looking at a recent settlement.
Timothy Peterman
Compare the R1b population in Sicily both to one another and to the broader R1b population. If they are only distantly related to the R1b population of Celtic areas, then we are looking at an ancient settlement. If they are more closely related to identifiable families in France, England, Ireland, etc., than they are to each other, then we are looking at a recent settlement.
Timothy Peterman
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