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From: "Eric Olson" <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] European R1a and India
Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 10:58:44 -0700


I was thinking more in terms of colonization, not trading or pirating. The
Portuguese had actual colonies in India as early as 1498. The English,
French, Dutch and Danish followed shortly thereafter. That is, Europeans
were living in India among the Indians. Did they intermarry?

Eric

> [Original Message]
> From: ahunt <>
> To: <>
> Date: 6/19/2006 9:26:05 AM
> Subject: Re: [DNA] European R1a and India
>
> Even American were trading with India in late 1690's I could only
> imagine how much earlier they were trading or should I say pirating
> European ship in Indian Sea.
>
> Eric Olson wrote:
>
> >Also keep in mind the colonization of India by several European countries
> >as a possible recent source of Indian R1a in Western Europe.
> >
> >Eric
> >
> >
> >


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