Hi,
I am new to this forum, I just joined today actually.
Yes it makes perfect sense that Sicily has more J2f that J2e1 since the ancient Greeks did colonize Sicily fairly extensively. The same most likely applies to Southern Italy, especially Calabria which had many old ancient Greek settlements. The J2e1 that is found in Southern Italy and Sicily could have easily come from the Arberesh Albanians who migrated to Southern Italy during the 15th and 16th centuries to escape the Turks, or it could have come from ancient Greeks or Neolithic farmers. It is interesting to speculate.
I myself am in haplogroup J2a* and my paternal line is from Calabria, Southern Italy. I am waiting for my DYS413 test to be completed to see if I am really J2a1*.
I am new to this forum, I just joined today actually.
Yes it makes perfect sense that Sicily has more J2f that J2e1 since the ancient Greeks did colonize Sicily fairly extensively. The same most likely applies to Southern Italy, especially Calabria which had many old ancient Greek settlements. The J2e1 that is found in Southern Italy and Sicily could have easily come from the Arberesh Albanians who migrated to Southern Italy during the 15th and 16th centuries to escape the Turks, or it could have come from ancient Greeks or Neolithic farmers. It is interesting to speculate.
I myself am in haplogroup J2a* and my paternal line is from Calabria, Southern Italy. I am waiting for my DYS413 test to be completed to see if I am really J2a1*.
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