Population-genetic history of the Etruscans origin
https://doi.org/10.18384/2310-676X-2022-5-57-70
Abstract
Aim. To determine the Etruscan homeland by the analysis of available genetic data.
Methodology. Comparison of published data from literature sources obtained by different bioinformatics methods is the main approach.
Results. The author disputed the conclusions about the uniquely autochthonous origin of the Etruscans in Italy. Although the author agrees that the Etruscan gene pool was formed by the common population process for all inhabitants of the Apennine Peninsula, that is the trace of a special migration from the Aegean basin is absent at the turn of the Bronze and Iron Ages, there are migration of the Etruscan ancestors could occur in earlier eras.
Research implications. Three possible ways of migration from the Aegean region and Asia Minor have been described that could occur 1) in the early Neolithic, 2) in the late Neolithic, 3) in the late Bronze Age. The importance of a more detailed study of two migrations is indicated: of the Aegean population movement to Sicily in the 2nd millennium BC and the population of Kumtepe to the Apennine Peninsula at the end of the Neolithic period.
About the Author
A. S. Konkov
Paleoethnology Research Center
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Andrey S. Konkov – Cand. Sci. (Biology), Senior Researcher
Novaya ploschad 12/5, Moscow 109012
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