Ethnic groups, nations, or populations are defined by shared culture, language, or identity, not by genetically homogeneousness.
Ethnicity ≠ genes
Ethnicity is a social construct.
Ethnicity is dynamic.
Ethnicity is messy.
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@robinpeters85.bsky.socialEthnic groups, nations, or populations are defined by shared culture, language, or identity, not by genetically homogeneousness.
Ethnicity ≠ genes
Ethnicity is a social construct.
Ethnicity is dynamic.
Ethnicity is messy.
@anthropology.netAncient DNA from 34 burials shows coastal and inland Finns were one people around 1250. Swedish migration later reshaped the coast, while Häme kept nearly 1,000 years of continuity. #AncientDNA #Finland #Archaeogenetics www.anthropology.net/p/ancient-dn...
@anthropology.netCanada goose DNA pulled from the bottom of Crawford Lake is more damaged than DNA from bones 700,000 years older, proof that where DNA sits matters more than how long it’s been there. #AncientDNA #Archaeogenetics #Anthropocene www.anthropology.net/p/500-year-o...
@anthropology.netTwo melon seeds from a 900-year-old shipwreck in China got DNA sequenced, and the fruit wasn’t sweet. Song dynasty melons were pale, tart-free, and likely pickled, not dessert fruit. #ArchaeoGenetics #AncientDNA #FoodHistory www.anthropology.net/p/two-ancien...