It's a very very old civilization with plenty of outsiders pouring in over the millenia, so the diversity of genetics and languages is hardly surprising. See the diversity in the UK between York and Birmingham, without counting the 20th century immigrants. If that can happen in 2000 years (4-7 cultures indigenous picts/celts/Welsh, Spaniards and Italians in the form of Romans, Norwegians, Danish, French, German pouring into the island from across Europe), then imagine a land that was regularly trading with pre-greek ancient Egypt and even ancient Somalia and Chad when they were prosperous cultures (mentioned in our old texts). It's not that surprising.
Chicawhappa t1_irseq03 wrote
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It's a very very old civilization with plenty of outsiders pouring in over the millenia, so the diversity of genetics and languages is hardly surprising. See the diversity in the UK between York and Birmingham, without counting the 20th century immigrants. If that can happen in 2000 years (4-7 cultures indigenous picts/celts/Welsh, Spaniards and Italians in the form of Romans, Norwegians, Danish, French, German pouring into the island from across Europe), then imagine a land that was regularly trading with pre-greek ancient Egypt and even ancient Somalia and Chad when they were prosperous cultures (mentioned in our old texts). It's not that surprising.