THE EUROPEAN CLANS The Seven
Daughters of Eve
The clan of Ursula (Latin for she-bear) is the oldest of the seven
native European clans. It was founded around 45,000 years ago by the first
modern humans, Homo sapiens, as they established themselves in Europe. Today,
about 11% of modern Europeans are the direct maternal descendants of Ursula.
They come from all parts of Europe, but the clan is particularly well
represented in western Britain and Scandinavia.
A.F : => Vasconic
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The clan of Xenia (Greek for hospitable) is the second oldest of
the seven native European clans. It was founded 25,000 years ago by the second
wave of modern humans, Homo sapiens, who established themselves in Europe, just
prior to the coldest part of the last Ice Age. Today around 7% of native
Europeans are in the clan of Xenia. Within the clan, three distinct branches fan
out over Europe. One is still largely confined to Eastern Europe while the other
two have spread further to the West into central Europe and as far as France and
Britain. About 1% of Native Americans are also in the clan of
Xenia.
A.F : => Non-Anatolian
PIE
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The clan of Helena (Greek for light) is by far the largest and
most successful of the seven native clans with 41% of Europeans belonging to one
of its many branches. It began 20,000 years ago with the birth of Helena
somewhere in the valleys of the Dordogne and the Vezere, in south-central
France. The clan is widespread throughout all parts of Europe, but reaches its
highest frequency among the Basque people of northern Spain and southern
France.
A.F : => Basque
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The clan of Velda (Scandinavian for ruler) is the smallest of the
seven clans containing only about 4% of native Europeans. Velda lived 17,000
years ago in the limestone hills of Cantabria in northwest Spain. Her
descendants are found nowadays mainly in western and northern Europe and are
surprisingly frequent among the Saami people of Finland and Northern
Norway.
=> Vasconic
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The clan of Tara (Gaelic for rocky hill) includes slightly fewer
than 10% of modern Europeans. Its many branches are widely distributed
throughout southern and western Europe with particularly high concentrations in
Ireland and the west of Britain. Tara herself lived 17,000 years ago in the
northwest of Italy among the hills of Tuscany and along the estuary of the river
Arno.
A.F : => Etruscans
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The clan of Katrine (Greek for pure) is a medium sized clan with
10% of Europeans among its membership. Katrine herself lived 15,000 years ago in
the wooded plains of northeast Italy, now flooded by the Adriatic, and among the
southern foothills of the Alps. Her descendants are still there in numbers, but
have also spread throughout central and northern Europe.
A.F : =>
""Venetians""
The clan of Jasmine (Persian for flower) is the second largest of
the seven European clans after Helena and is the only one to have its origins
outside Europe. Jasmine and her descendants, who now make up 12% of Europeans,
were among the first farmers and brought the agricultural revolution to Europe
from the Middle East around 8,500 years ago.
A.F : => PIE Anatolian
invaders
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The clan of Ulrike (German for Mistress of All) is not among the
original Seven Daughters of Eve clans, but with just under 2% of Europeans
among its members, it has a claim to being included among the numerically
important clans. Ulrike lived about 18,000 years ago in the cold refuges of the
Ukraine at the northern limits of human habitation. Though Ulrikes descendants
are nowhere common, the clan is found today mainly in the east and north of
Europe with particularly high concentrations in Scandinavia and the Baltic
states.
A.F : => Proto-Uralic
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