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Gimpera was one of a few Spanish historians, such as Almagro Basch, A. Schulten, J. Maluquer, A. Beltrán that categorized Celtic migrations into Iberia in waves. One of the most prominent models is the one with 5 waves, and some like Garcia Bellido counts 3 main waves: The pre-Celtic, the...

I agree with the idea that DF27 was most likely in Iberia since the Bronze Age, and has remained the majority haplogroup until today, with U152 and L21 being minorities. However, the question I am raising is how large or small of a minority were they during the Iron Age, compared to post Roman...

Agreed. I have been wondering lately as well, about what impact the roman conquest had in Iberia, genetically. Specifically, I believe the general consensus is that DF27, the most propagated R1B type in Iberia, got there very early, possibly during the bronze age with beaker folk. By 2500 BC...

Tautalus, Thank you so much for your response. Those numbers seem quite in line with some of things I have seen, it is very good to see it synthesized. Based on a lecture by spanish history professor Gonzalo Ruiz Zapatero, he estimated the population of celtiberia as around 250k to 450k, not...

Hello all, A lot is written about Celts/Celtiberians in Iberia, however, I do not see a lot being written about population numbers. So, I have two specific questions for anyone who may have knowledge about this: 1) What was the estimated population of Celts and Celtiberians in the entire...