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Re:Balkan genomes trace the rise/fall of Roman Empire's fron... by hammock on Saturday December 09, 2023 @02:29PM (#38585050)
Doesn’t have to be large groups to be different groups. That seems like a fallacious argument.

Empirically/anecdotally I bet quite a few people could with 90%+ accuracy pick a (third-generation) Iberian vs Frank vs Polack vs Scandi out of a lineup just by physical features

Alternatively take a reasonably deep look at American (North or South) indigenous tribal societies- the empirical history is thinner there but similar conclusions

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Re:Balkan genomes trace the rise/fall of Roman Empire's fron... by Wytwwww on Saturday December 09, 2023 @06:18PM (#38587216)
> 90%+ accuracy pick a (third-generation) Iberian vs Frank vs Polack vs Scandi

If they have the same haircut, tan and clothes? Highly doubtful...

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Re:Balkan genomes trace the rise/fall of Roman Empire's fron... by rayiner on Saturday December 09, 2023 @06:34PM (#38587332)
The average Swedish or Danish man is more than three inches taller than the average Spanish man.
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Re:Balkan genomes trace the rise/fall of Roman Empire's fron... by ffgjgf1 on Sunday December 10, 2023 @04:42AM (#38590400)
That doesn’t mean much and wouldn’t be particularly useful when picking a limited number of people from a lineup (certainly not at at 90% accuracy)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_deviation

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Re:Balkan genomes trace the rise/fall of Roman Empire's fron... by hammock on Sunday December 10, 2023 @10:30AM (#38592167)
Someone posted a photo of eight Italian soccer players all wearing the same uniform and said “there is no meaningful difference between northern and southern Italians, try to tell them apart.”

I guessed, and got 7 of 8 correct. (The one I missed was Sardinian)

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