The Genetic Origin of the Indo-Europeans

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For me there are too many things that fit well a western entry c.3000BC to be coincidence. And I accept there may have been some gene flow by an eastern route too but there is just not that alignment of different strands of evidence that the western route has IMO.

True, it seems possible. But cautiousness is still needed: just like the eastern gene flow is not necessarily related to the spread of the Anatolian language via the eastern route, the western cultural influence is not necessarily related to the spread of the Anatolian language via the western route. Both are possible scenarios, but neither factor can be tied to the Anatolian language beyond doubt. When there appear more than one equally possible match, there is no need to choose between them. It is better to wait for possible conclusive evidence, which can only be linguistic. We will never be able to see the language directly from the material culture or from the DNA.

The funny thing is people were waiting for steppe DNA to show up in Anatolia for so long to prove a steppe origin. Now that it's found, excuses start popping up cause it points to a different route. People's biases are hilarious.