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Originally Posted by johnraciti
Celtic Sicilian Peoples: The Normans
Here is interesting article written by Vincenzo Salerno:
http://www.bestofsicily.com/mag/art171.htm
Genetics & Anthropology in Sicily
http://www.bestofsicily.com/genetics.htm
I think R1b's could be result of - the influx of the "Celtic-Nordic" Normans intermarrying with the local Sicilian population.
Nordic - most generally, refers to native inhabitants of Scandinavia, northwestern Europe and regions bordering the North Sea.
Normans - residual Norse civilization of medieval Normandy, amalgamated with the essentially Gallic-Celtic population already resident there. In the medieval context, the Normans were Frankish as well as Scandinavian.
R1a = Nordic
R1b = Celtic
There would have to be a few Celts in Sicily.
There are 52% Celtic-Italians that are R1b's.
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The notions explained in these websites must be taken "cum granum salis"..
he contraddicts himself quite a lot.
I find rather ridicolous his attempt to portray Sicily as an unique phenomenon of multicultural society, claiming in the same time that there are no differences between italians..
As if some distinctive southern italian traits were not clearly visible...