The pre-Afrasian coming of R1b-V88 haplogroup of Y-chromosome to Africa: a brief summary
The pre-Afrasian coming of R1b-V88 haplogroup of Y-chromosome to Africa: a brief summary

Summary/Abstract: The paper presents a brief summary of the results of studieng of the historical context of coming of R1b-V88 haplogroup of Y-chromosome to Africa. The previous hypotheses about the time and circumstances of migration that brought R1b-V88 to Africa, such as “BaggaraArabs”, “Chadic”, and “Cardial ceramics” were considered. The analysis of haplogroup R1b-V88 distribution in Africaleads to the conclusion that none of these hypothesescan be accepted. We, apparently, in trying to explainthe distribution of R1b-V88 in Africa, must accept the “substrate” model as the main explanatory model. That is, based on the very significant antiquity of the appearanceof R1b-V88 in Africa. The author substantiates theneed to propose the pre-Afrasian penetration of R1b-V88into Africa. Considering the problem of localization of the Afrasian homeland, the author suggests that the formationof the Afroasiatic linguistic community was a muchmore non-linear process, lengthy in time, and took place, among other things, in the form of repeated and multidirectional migrations (as well as within the framework ofthe “long-distance” system of social interactions) over theperiod of 20000–12000 BP in a wide area that included theLevant and North Africa.

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