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From: ellen Levy <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] Megalith Builders
Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2007 19:25:25 -0700 (PDT)


--- ellen Levy <> wrote:

> Well, barely in Europe, or at least at the very most
> eastern edge. Some would consider this Asia, as it
> begins to edge up against the Urals. Not far,
> however, from the proposed region of origin for R1a.
>
> Peter, do you know what led Alan to propose this
> area
> as the point of origin for R1b?
>
> Also, are there any DNA studies that specifically
> address this question?
>
> Ellen Coffman
>
> --- "R. & G. Stevens" <> wrote:
>
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Peter A. Kincaid" <>
> > To: <>
> > Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2007 4:17 PM
> > Subject: Re: [DNA] Megalith Builders
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > I think Alan Foster is one to have gone out on a
> > limb and
> > suggested R1b originates " in the region of Kazan,
> > on the
> > Volga river at about 55° North and 50° East."
> >
> > Peter
> >
>
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> >
> > That's extremely interesting. How did he come up
> > with so specific a location
> > (which is in Europe, by the way)?
> >
> > I'm not disagreeing; I'm just very curious and
> would
> > like to hear the
> > reasoning behind it.
> >
> > If that could be proved, I would be willing to
> > contribute to a fund to build
> > an R1b monument in Kazan: a statue of a guy in a
> > recliner with a beer in one
> > hand and a remote control in the other! :-)
> >
> > Rich
> >
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