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The McColl Germanic study is good but a bit weird „We are trying to understand the spread of Germanic, so let’s look at Medieval samples from England and Italy and not at the Iron Age Przeworsk culture. Iron Age Netherlands is not Germanic because it's not like Medieval England“
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It also says Old Norse is from Mecklenburg what
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The first German state „East Francia“ with the „Duchy of Thuringia“ west of the Saale river in 843 AD
Now its clear that Thuringi = - Hermunduri, Angles, Warini - Hassleben Celts - Romans from Croatia Thuringi have only 20% continuity east of the Saale river, but real continuity west of it because the Frankish Duchy of Thuringia
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Haßleben, Grave 8 (R11877), Elite female from 270 AD. Looks more Gothic than Hermunduric, but her archaeological group is not connected to Wielbark.
The 10 most important Germanic graves. The cutoff is 300 AD because im not too interested in the late ones which slowly go in the Medieval direction
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The Hassleben Leuna group, described as Elbe Germanic, but i think they are Rhine Weser Germanic because of their profile and because Hassleben, like Hessen, is named after the Chatti/Hassi. The Gommern chieftain was also identified as Chatti. Alpines as far north as Thuringia.
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The 10 most important Germanic graves. The cutoff is 300 AD because im not too interested in the late ones which slowly go in the Medieval direction
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Pomeranians and Silesians 1/3
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Pomeranians and Silesians 2/3 The others added for comparison
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Pomeranians and Silesians 3/3 With other Celtic sources, first with normal Celts and then with northern Celts
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Because of their extreme geographical proximity, these samples provide a good insight into the unsampled Jastorf culture
Most of the Germanics in Czech_IA_LaTene plot on top of modern German variation. The 3 fresh from Scandinavia not, but the rest. They either started more Central or have Celtic. You can see in 2/2 that they are Nonlocal. Also look at modern PL versus the 7 unnamed PL_Medieval 1/2
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Most of the Germanics in Czech_IA_LaTene plot on top of modern German variation. The 3 fresh from Scandinavia not, but the rest. They either started more Central or have Celtic. You can see in 2/2 that they are Nonlocal. Also look at modern PL versus the 7 unnamed PL_Medieval 1/2
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Czech_IA_Hallstatt 2/2
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Sweden_BA and Sweden_IA I think this Sweden_BA here is only one sample, but not sure could be more.
Netherlands_LBA compared to Netherlands_IA shows a low Steppe intrusion, Celts from the South and Germanics from the North, so that the pure Nordwestblock only existed in individuals in Tacitus time. Norway_IA is low Steppe high WHG.
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Sweden_BA is n = 3 Sweden_IA is n = 3
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Netherlands_LBA compared to Netherlands_IA shows a low Steppe intrusion, Celts from the South and Germanics from the North, so that the pure Nordwestblock only existed in individuals in Tacitus time. Norway_IA is low Steppe high WHG.
Supplementary Tables, Gretzinger 2024, Steppe numbers of a few ancient groups. Franks are the uppermost. There is direct continuity from the Middle Bronze Age Lech population to later Celts, but Austria LaTene has 2% more Steppe than Lech MBA.
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I was never a fan of his family, but i always believed they had at least reasonably good taste, well he himself certainly has not teapawt.net/EduardHabsburg/status/…
So I saw the Odyssey today. Loved it. Great movie. Yeah, I had a few quibbles, but great movie.
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I didn't know you were Jewish
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Roman wine mixing vessel made of silver 6/8
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