Over the years some scientists from the Estonian Biocentre have been among the staunchest opponents of the idea that Bronze Age pastoralists originating in the steppes of Eastern Europe had a significant genetic and linguistic impact on South Asia (for instance, see here).
This week, however, they put out a review paper titled The genetic makings of South Asia [LINK] featuring the figure below. It’s a nice visualization of the current state of understanding of the peopling of South Asia, and does acknowledge the major role that the said steppe pastoralists had in this process.
However, there’s not a single mention of Y-haplogroup R1a in the review. This is surprising, considering the repeated, but now no longer valid, claims by many scientists that this paternal marker may have originated in India. I guess the grieving process will continue for a little longer for some.
My long-held opinion about the claims that R1a was native to India, Iran, Central Asia, or, indeed, anywhere but its actual homeland, which is certainly Eastern Europe, can be summarized as such: LOL!
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