From: Michal Milewski
Message: 13588
Date: 2002-04-30
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From: <x99lynx@...>
> Note that it portrays the spread of the Y-Chromosome genetic tree in terms
of
> regions. The center in theory is where everyone had the same
Y-Chromosome.
> The MAIN branches reflect different lines of early mutations supposedly
> locatable in different regions.
Actually, the branches do not correspond to the mutations, but to the entire
populations of given regions. Therefore this type of analysis is rather
useless when we want to reconstruct the history of particular lineages
(especially when we expect that migrations in different directions took
place in the past).
> To apply your favorite early language theory to this map, simply
substitute
> the pre-proto languages of choice for the various locations. Remember
dead
> center is Adam and whatever language he spoke. And remember that, for
> example, where it says "Pakistan-India", you can put down
"Dravidian-Elamite"
> or "Indo-Altaician" but not both. Or I guess you can put both, but then
you
> should write "Dravidian-Elamite-Indo-Altaician." I suppose.
Yes, this is exactly why this type of analysis can not be used to prove or
reject my hypothesis.
But analysing other figures and tables from Semino Underhill papers would
quite helpful.
Ragards,
Michal