Published on 12, July, 2020
II had mine done a few months ago and it was really interesting, I'm 88% southern English with a smattering of European and 8% Iberian. To have such a high percentage in one area is quite unusual, if true, I dont' know where the Iberian link comes in, I can't see anything in the ancestors I've already traced that would suggest Iberian ancestry. 8% would mean that it's a fairly recent addition grand parents or great grandparents and they all came from southern England, more specifically Kent, Sussex and Berkshire.
My Mum had hers done and she's real mix of British, Scandinavian, Welsh and European but no Iberian, so if it's true that I have some Iberian ancestry then it dosen't come from her, we know her Welsh connection, thats her great grandad, but she's only got 4% Welsh, so you can see my quandary with 8% Iberian?
I might get it done again, with a different company and get my haplotypes done too, I think it would be really fascinating to know my deep ancestry, when my people came to Europe and by what route, are they fairly recent, or have they been here since the end of the Ice Age?
The Iberians lived in Spain before the roman invasion and mixed with some of them once they arrived. They also lived in other Mediterranean areas. Then the Romans came to what is now England (re. Hadrian's Wall). Perhaps on your paternal side there was some blending? Has the paternal DNA donation ( don't want to presume upon your personal relations) been done?
I have also thought of getting mine done. It is surprising how varied it can be in one family.
The companies only compare modern or recent ancestry - within last 500 years at the most - for national and regional matches. You can pay for the comparison of your DNA to ancient DNA from archaeological burials on some sites.
How are they defining "Iberian" then? curious.
The Spanish national airline is called 'Iberia'. The Iberians lived along the eastern coast, the east of the central plateau was home to the Celtiberi (mixed population of Celts and Iberians) The southern coast had the Tartessians, the north and west was mostly Celts, except for the Lusitani in central Portugal and Estremadura (no one knows if they were Celts or not) and there were proto-Basques in the far central-north.
I think most non Africans have between 1 and 4% Neanderthal DNA.
People in Spain think of them as ancient people whose ruins I have, also visited. Interesting shift.
A friend of mine had over 3% neanderthal. I called her my cave woman.
People from Spain and Portugal, the 'Iberian Peninsula'.