It’s suggesting finding a white man in the Middle East ~0BCE wasn’t impossible or even unlikely.
Asia, Africa, and India are not the Middle East. It’s not surprising to find different genetic groups in further away regions. But you can easily go to say Afghanistan and find “white people”, it’s not rare as hens teeth.
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It’s suggesting finding a white man in the Middle East ~0BCE wasn’t impossible or even unlikely.
Asia, Africa, and India are not the Middle East. It’s not surprising to find different genetic groups in further away regions. But you can easily go to say Afghanistan and find “white people”, it’s not rare as hens teeth.