Paper 5.7. Haplogroup G

Abstract: Haplogroup G-M201 and its variants facilitate a discussion of the spread of Indo-European languages and the theoretical approaches to this problem.  The current distribution of Indo-European languages follows the initial expansion of early agriculture from Southwest Asia.  The role of steppe nomads, on the other hand, is minimal.  The G-M201 mutation also facilitates an examination of the complex tapestry of language variation in the Caucasus region. Based on the genetic evidence, cultural and geographic isolation play a role in defining the position of North Caucasian and Kartvelian languages within the global linguistic tapestry. Finally, the genetic evidence points to the Indus Valley of Pakistan and India as the point of dispersal for Dravidian languages.