The origin of the Celts Where did the Proto-Celts originally come from? Where does y-DNA R1b originate? And what were their blood type frequencies before arriving in Western Europe? What did the Yamna people look like? Blue eyes may have originated with the Yamna people and red hair was frequent. R1b may have been their almost exclusive marker indicating that they were likely very much like today’s Celts appearance wise. They were not “peace loving” people. The Proto-Celts invaded the Proto-Basques who had been living in the Pyrenees mountains peacefully for around 4,000 years. The original y-DNA markers of I2a and G2a have been replaced by R1b indicating the killing of the original Basque men. There are strong indications that … Continue reading Yamna culture: The origin of the Celts