Today's Greeks Are Like Those of 2,000 BC, DNA Study Shows

[Judi Lynn]

By
Bella Kontogianni
March 14, 2024



A gold Mycenaean death mask. Credit: Sharon Mollerus / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 2.0
A recent anthropological DNA investigation indicated that modern Greeks are genetically very close to those who lived more than 4,000 years ago.

The findings of the project, which sequenced the genes of ancient populations, were published in the scientific journal “Cell” recently.

Findings from the Early Bronze Age
The anthropological DNA research uncovered genetic information from the Early Bronze Age, which was approximately 5,000 years ago.

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The data seems to show that people who migrated from the East made up only a small percentage of the Aegean’s Early Bronze Age populations. Minoans from Crete, mainland Greeks, and Cycladic Greeks all shared very similar DNA during the Early Bronze Age.

More:
https://greekreporter.com/2024/03/14/modern-greeks-dna-ancient-greeks/

[Botany]

1. I disagree the Greeks have changed..... The Greek Freak

Giannis!

[Judi Lynn]

4. Styles change, don't they? Looks as if the current one is the best for playing a little B-ball!

These uniforms are for their away games.

[EarnestPutz]

2. Judi - You're on a roll today, good stuff here and elsewhere. This reminds me of the man in England who lived....

......just a few miles from where they found a famous "bog man" preserved in a peat bog. He was found to be a direct descendant of the 2000 year old man. Descendants might be all over the world, but this particular "cousin" was just down the road.

[Judi Lynn]

3. So glad you decided to share that information. It's wonderful!

Who could have ever expected it to happen?

I doubt I will ever forget hearing that!

Super great! Wow!

Thank you, Mr. Putz!

[EarnestPutz]

5. I'm blushing, but you've always been so kind to me.