Who is European? Ancient DNA Results

99.9 % of human DNA is identical. The remainder of this DNA information is different because of mutations that happen in a random manner going back in time generation to generation. “Europeans living today, in whatever country, are a varying mix of ancient bloodlines hailing from Africa, the Middle East, and the Russian steppe.“ “The evidence comes from archaeological artifacts, from the analysis of ancient teeth and bones, and from linguistics. But above all it comes from the new field of paleogenetics.“ Footnotes: David Reich: Ancient DNA Johannes Krause Genetic Differences of Modern Europeans Svante Pääbo’s DNA Quest Neanderthal Ancestry in Modern-Day Humans with Svante Pääbo John Hawks - Who were the ancestors of the Neanderthals?