Basques are highly isolated
☆
☆
☆
☆
☆
“In your episode on isolated populations, just to clarify some things on the Basques: they are actually quite distinctive and isolated from neighbouring populations, even other Iberians. As shown in Haak et al (2015), they are mostly Mesolithic (Western Hunter-Gatherer) and EEF (Early European Farmer), with only a little bit of Yamna (Indo-European). They actually have a high amount of WHG, not found in other Iberians, far higher than in any other Mediterranean populations. Other studies have also shown Basques to have the oldest mtDNA markers in Europe, such as U8a and a high amount of U5b. Gunther (2015) has shown modern Basques are almost identical to a skeleton in Atapuerca from 5,000 ya, and have been isolated since that time.”
Evo_2018 via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
08/02/18
More reviews of The Insight
☆
☆
☆
☆
☆
“The content of the podcasts has been uniformly great. Howver, I think you need more work on the acoustic production, esp., uniform loudness of the speakers. Generally, Spencer is very clear and, if the volume is set optimally for his voice, Razib is 'way too soft and the guest is,also. If the...”Read full review »
jaralst3 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/29/18
☆
☆
☆
☆
☆
“An excellent podcast for anyone interested in early humans and our origins. Informative and well presented.”
mwafarmer via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
03/01/18
☆
☆
☆
☆
☆
“I have followed Razib's blog for close to a decade and am yet to find a better online source for serious discussion on history, genetics, and religion. His podcast with Spencer Welles maintains that same high standard of inquiry. I suspect that very few people are aware of the truly revolutionary...”Read full review »
jjcar401 via Stitcher ·
03/21/18
Do you host a podcast?
Track your ranks and reviews from Spotify, Apple Podcasts and more.
See hourly chart positions and more than 30 days of history.
Get Chartable Analytics »
See hourly chart positions and more than 30 days of history.
Listen now
Links
Twitter
Facebook
Instagram
Patreon
Genres
Artwork or description wrong?
Request an update »
Updates may take a few minutes.
Do you host a podcast?
Track your ranks and reviews from Spotify, Apple Podcasts and more.
See hourly chart positions and more than 30 days of history.
Get Chartable Analytics »
See hourly chart positions and more than 30 days of history.
