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From: Alan R <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] Iberian S116+
Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2008 21:53:05 +0000 (GMT)


hi Ken
 
 I have tried to run with your dating or at least post-Mesolithic dating for R1b and explained what the archaeological possibilities are I see within this new proposed time frame.  I would still feel that a MRCA for such a big chunk of the western European population in the mid-later Bronze Age requires a higher degree of archaeologically invisible processes in the later Bronze Age and Iron Age than I find convincing but it has made me consider an early Neolithic date much more seriously than I ever have before and I have even dabbled with the Copper Age Beaker culture although that seems more of a long shot.   With these periods in mind, I was wondering what the original justification of the 3 times fudge factor used by some was.  Why did they feel the need to so this?  Is there a chance that a smaller (say 1.25 or 1.5 rather than 3 times) fudge factor may be more justifiable? 
 
Alan 


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