Recent content by PHXHawk

I finally realized that the DNA tests show where people with a shared ancestor live, not those that are "direct" ancestors. The connection could go back thousands of years. Thanks to those that responded; interesting comments.

Do we know with certainty what the original Romans looked like, as far as stature and complexion? What effect on their appearance did the migration of people from all over the Empire to Italy have? Then there is the fact that the army eventually became largely Germanic. It seems that we might be...

I just received my 23andMe results. It showed (rounded off) 76% French & German, 5% British & Irish, 5% Scandinavian, 2% Eastern European, .3% Italian, and 7.5 Broadly Northwestern, 1% Broadly Southern, and 2.3 Broadly European. These were much more widespread than I would have supposed, seeing...