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He said several times that his mother is Portuguese and Polish, so no more than 50 per cent Sicilian. Portuguese Princess was his name before Sikeliot.

It's something about all the northern and central Italians, not just the Tuscans.

Do you think that the people in Piedmont after the fall of Rome were like the people of today? In the Collegno cemetery none of the "Italians" were similar to the northern Italians of today.

Maciamo's Dodecad K12 averages.

You're right.

With Imperial Age samples modern Tuscans need even more than 20% northern European. There will surely be some Germanic DNA in the Tuscans but we cannot rule out that the imperial samples are not very representative and there was some resurgence of Etruscan DNA.

Using Maciamo's averages

Not claiming this modelling is valid.

Using the averages you've posted.

Folks on Anthrogenica are biased. It was very obvious that among the Etruscans was common R1b.

Interestingly as expected the dominant haplo among Etruscans was R1b (a lot of U152 and L2) followed by G2a and J2b. How many I2-M223s and H2s?

On Anthrogenica anyone who thinks differently from the leading group, who tries to influence and address every discussion, is regularly banned. On Eupedia this does not happen.

The concept of a "mediterranean" race is pseudoscience.

It's probably my fault but I can't understand what this paper is trying to prove.

yes, likely so