J-LE7's avatar
The pleasure is mine. :thanks:

I'm very interested in which project you may have about this.
Please let me know.
Der-Himmelstern's avatar
To speak honestly I am just trying to puzzle back
our ancient Aryan lineage and I came to the
conclusion that Celtic culture represents a major
piece in understanding our ancient Indo-Aryan
past in terms of cult, history and people.

If I ever get to make a decent work out of it, I will
probably post it in the "history-rocks" group.
J-LE7's avatar
There are really a lot of theories about the origins of Indo-European settlements. Which of course are often contradictory.
The day has not arrived where anthropologists, geneticists and linguists will agree.

Europe was populated by waves.
Neolithic ethnic groups whose know almost nothing, pre-Celtic population (Hallstatt) and Celtic (La Tene, from the Atlantic Ocean to the Cappadocia), Germanic, etc., this for northern Europe.
As for the south, with the Mediterranean Sea as a highway, it is even more unclear.
nd what about the Neanderthals? Geneticists have proven that we could between 2% and 7% of their genes ...

I wish you good luck. :aww:
Der-Himmelstern's avatar
Thank you.
Unfortunately archaeology is a politically led domain and
as long as the current political multicultural trends
continue to plague the political correctness imposed on
the research of our forefathers, we will never have decent
research sites built in central Asia, nor have decent budgets
applied to it.

As for Neanderthal, sharing 2% to 7% of genes is not really
any specific evidence as we share 95% of our genes with
any terrestrial mammals to begin with. That is why this new
Neanderthal inbreeding theory always made me laugh. :) (Smile) 
We share 98% of our genes with chimpanzees. I don't conclude
that we have interbred with chimpanzees for that matter.

Anyway, I will try to trace back what I can find, the best I can
and hopefully, I will be able to pass on at least a little something
to future generations! ;) (Wink) 
J-LE7's avatar
I did not prove anything about the Neanderthal genes. There are many years the prevailing view was that their genes were not passed on to us, compatibility fault. Studies have now proven otherwise.
My only goal was to put light on the fact that theories evolve greatly.
If I hate political correctness, I consider science should not be subservient to a political ideology or religious dogma, as the result is the error.

But we should stop trolling this cute Celtic Girl... :D
Having myself Celtic ancestry, I'm interested in the subject and I see that major discoveries about the Celts are very common. And I suppose more are to come.

To come back to the subject if this nice Celtic Girl, Pelycosaur24 wrote that the predominantly “Celtic” regions being France, Southern Germany and Austria.
This description seems to me incomplete, as the Celts spread to the Atlantic Ocean to current Turkey.
From Galicia in Spain, to Wales (Galles in French), Galicia in Central Europe and the Galates in Capadoccia (cf. Galatasaray football club), just to play on a single word. And much farther.
Pelycosaur24's avatar
Of course celts were spread through all of Europe, I just meant Archaeologically speaking the France, Southern Germany, Austria region is the core area of celtic culture, just like Denmark is it for the Germans
J-LE7's avatar
We agree. :aww:

It's surprising that such a culture could develop and spread from a region with so much mountains.

And sorry to have trolled your Celtic Girl... Really Sad 
Pelycosaur24's avatar
Yep :)

True, it is astonishing to see in what environments cultures come to be...

No Problem :D
Der-Himmelstern's avatar
I know this is a new genetic fashion in the scientific community
these days but I do not think it is true. I mean, just look at an
actual skeleton of a Neanderthal. It's morphology is more African
looking than anything European has ever looked. Europeans
are descendants of Cro-magnon (the European sapiens sapiens)
which is very tall. (about 2m or more)

Neanderthal and Cro-magnon share almost nothing in common,
size, morphology, type of excavated styles of settlements or culture.
There is no in between skeleton ever found of an hybrid between the
two races/species. I would find it nice if they could dig deeper into
evidence for the interbreeding theory but for the moment it seems a bit
awkward with what I know of it.

I have come to the conclusion, throughout my current research, that
Celts are probably very similar to the first Aryans to have been to India.
Being half Belgian I myself am of Celtic origin and I am also interested
in understanding it's culture and past.
J-LE7's avatar
Genetics can be quantified, subjectivity is therefore limited.

About the other subjects and your conclusion, I don't intend to say if you're right or wrong. :aww: