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Anthropology

wnylib

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7. They took slaves in their raids

Reply to mopinko (Reply #6)

Wed Mar 2, 2022, 04:01 AM

Mar 2022

and also spread their genes through raping as they pillaged.

They sailed the Mediterranean and for a while were in Sicily.

So I guess their genetic variation reflects their travels.

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