History of the Basques - Wikipedia
Three different peoples inhabited the territory of the present Basque Autonomous Community: the Varduli, Caristii and Autrigones. Historical sources do not state whether these tribes were related to the Vascones, the Aquitani or the Celts.
Ancient DNA cracks puzzle of Basque origins - BBC News
2015年9月7日 · The distinct language and genetic make-up of the Basque people in northern Spain and southern France has puzzled anthropologists for decades. One theory proposed that they were an unmixed...
Origin of the Basques - Wikipedia
Basque and other pre-Indo-European tribes (in red) at the time of Roman arrival. The early story of the Basque people was recorded by Roman classical writers, historians and geographers, such as Pliny the Elder, Strabo, Ptolemy and Pomponius Mela.
Basques - Wikipedia
Among the most notable Basque people are Juan Sebastián Elcano (who led the first successful expedition to circumnavigate the globe after Ferdinand Magellan died mid-journey); Sancho III of Navarre; and Ignatius of Loyola and Francis Xavier, founders of the Society of Jesus.
Basque | Definition, History, Region, & Facts | Britannica
2024年11月11日 · Basque, member of a people who live in both Spain and France in areas bordering the Bay of Biscay and encompassing the western foothills of the Pyrenees Mountains. The land inhabited by the Basques has a mild and damp climate and is largely hilly and wooded.
Genetics Cracks Origins of Two Mysterious People: Scythians
2021年4月1日 · The origin of the Basque people living in the Pyrenees straddling Spain and France has long perplexed Science, including because of the strangeness of their language, Euskara.
For the Irish, the closest DNA match is with the Basques
2020年9月27日 · Curiously, the Irish, the Basques, and the Sards make up an unusual triangle of genetic relationships, because there are also important genetic connections between the islanders of Sardinia and the original Basque settlers.
The Myth of the Basajaun: A Basque Story of an Ancient …
2020年9月8日 · One of these peoples are the Basques, a European ethnic group that numbers around three million people that inhabit their traditional homeland called the Basque Country. The region is located at the Western end of the Pyrenees and covers parts of Northern Spain and Southern France.
Evolution: On the origin of Basques - ScienceDirect
2021年5月24日 · As the only speakers of a non-Indo-European language lacking connections to any other language, the origin and evolution of the Basque population have been topics of interest. A new genomic analysis of Basques shows that they are not a relict Paleolithic population as once thought.
Ancient DNA Elucidates Basque Origins - The Scientist Magazine®
2015年9月9日 · Nearly 700,000 Basques, who speak a globally unique language and retain genetic patterns that distinguish them from other Europeans, seem to be descendants of Neolithic farmers who mixed with local hunters before becoming genetically isolated …