In terms of AncestryDNA regions, the Balkans is an area that has actually expanded somewhat since the last update in September 2021. Formally Romania and Hungary were not consider… See more

There are several countries that fall fully into the Balkan DNA region with several more that have small pockets which also exhibit a match. These are close to the border areas with Balkan official Balkan countries. Balkan DNA Re… See more

As the region became more open to trade after Alexander the great connections between the Balkans, Slavic States, Eastern Europe, Greece and Western Asia developed. These connections not only led to the movement of goods … See more

The Balkans DNA region spreads across a wide area and includes influences from the early Greeks and Romans… See more

As mentioned earlier, there are six main subregions of the Balkans which if you were to match one or mor… See more

Archaeology suggests that the earliest human presence in the Balkans region dates back 11,000 – 6,000 … See more

As with all things DNA when dealing with ethnicity estimates the likelihood of us tracing our Balkan ancestors depends on how much DNA we have from that region. If we have a high percentage of Balkan DNA this likely indicates a … See more

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