If you could find out information on your ancient (B.C. era) ancestors, what would you want to know?

[Buzz Rules]

If you could find out information on your ancient (B.C. era) ancestors, what would you want to know? We all have ancestors since the beginning of time, so I think it is cool to think about once in awhile.

 

[john7994]

Did you mean ancient?

 

[Buzz Rules]

Did you mean ancient?

Yes.

 

[Beezle2]

I did 23and me and found out I am 1% Levantine and the rest Eastern European. That might be a good story. I imagine the Crusades and a dark eyed beauty in a burning love story. Realistically, someone was probably kidnapped into slavery.

 

[Buzz Rules]

I did 23and me and found out I am 1% Levantine and the rest Eastern European. That might be a good story. I imagine the Crusades and a dark eyed beauty in a burning love story. Realistically, someone was probably kidnapped into slavery.

Could the Levantine be Ashkenazi Jewish? That's where many Europeans get some of that dna. Just a thought.

 

[Buzz Rules]

Realistically, someone was probably kidnapped into slavery.

Or rescued by the Crusaders. Many Christians and Jews left the Holy Land to live in peace in Europe.

 

[amcnj]

Why they didn’t buy up the land where oil deposits were forming.

 

[Buzz Rules]

I did 23and me and found out I am 1% Levantine and the rest Eastern European. That might be a good story. I imagine the Crusades and a dark eyed beauty in a burning love story. Realistically, someone was probably kidnapped into slavery.

Just a Disney FYI, they actually have a Levantine character named Sadira within the Aladdin universe:

https://aladdin.fandom.com/wiki/Sadira

 

[Buzz Rules]

Why they didn’t buy up the land where oil deposits were forming.

Gold, copper, and silver were seen as more valuable in ancient times? On a semi serious note, I wonder how the world would be today if fossil fuels were discovered and used in the B.C. era?

 

[Beezle2]

Could the Levantine be Ashkenazi Jewish? That's where many Europeans get some of that dna. Just a thought.

Not sure really. I have an olive skin tone and green eyes which stand out from my more Polish relatives.

 

[Buzz Rules]

Not sure really. I have an olive skin tone and green eyes which stand out from my more Polish relatives.

Southern European/Southern Levantine fits that description.

 

[JLTraveling]

Why they didn’t buy up the land where oil deposits were forming.

My Jewish dad likes to say that Moses was no friend of the Jews. If he'd just turned left instead of right, we'd have the oil fields! LOL

But yes, I would love to know about my ancient ancestors and the lives they lived.

 

[thanxfornoticin]

Talk about your apples to oranges comparisons!! It would be an interesting exercise, but other than a smidge of DNA, we'd have nothing to talk about! I'm pretty sure modern day humans would find it very difficult to survive in the world back then......

 

[Beezle2]

Southern European/Southern Levantine fits that description.

Well maybe that is it then.. very cool

 

[Buzz Rules]

Well maybe that is it then.. very cool

If you do ancestry dna, they can tell you more details, in my opinion. If you do have Jewish dna (Ashkenazi, Sephardic, or Mizrahi) , then you would be related to everyone who has Jewish dna (all modern ethnic Jewish people are decended from the original 12 tribes of Isreal, with Ashkenazi, Sephardic, and Mizrahi being decended from the tribes of Judah and Benjamin). Ancestry should be able to tell if the Levantine dna is part of Southern Europe (Italy,Spain, Greece, Cyprus).
If the Levantine ancestry is from a particular Middle Eastern country, the test should help narrow the results. Realistically, it means you have ancestor from a Mediterranean basin country. Just my suggestion, if you want to try another test.

 

[MillauFr]

I would want to know what they would think of Disneyland if they were able to visit.

 

[Buzz Rules]

I would want to know what they would think of Disneyland if they were able to visit.

"You have all this money and technical advancements, and yet you can't solve world hunger or cure illnesses but
you will pay to see a grown man dress as a rat?....".

 

[Buzz Rules]

I would want to know what they would think of Disneyland if they were able to visit.

I do find that a great question. How ancient people would view theme parks is extremely interesting.

 

[JLTraveling]

I do find that a great question. How ancient people would view theme parks is extremely interesting.

Well, according to the historical authority that is Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, Socrates was a big fan of water parks LOL

 

[1GoldenSun]

If we could do that we'd probably find that a lot of us are related.