How come Hungarians have mostly dark hair while Finnish people have over 50% blonde when both came through the Mongolian steppe?

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All Indo-Europeans came to Europe through the Caucasus region while Finnish and Hungarians came through the Mongolian steppe.

Finland has over 50% of the population blonde hair in the country. The highest percentage in the world. Hungarians however have mostly dark hair.

It seems to me that even though most Europeans have been here 30.000 years, Europe is much more diverse than was previously thought.

Answer 1

Rule_Britania

Xper 1

Well nomadic tribes peoples in prehistory were moving around, merdging with each other and interbreeding so Mongolians having come into contact with Chinese look more chinese, Hungarians having come into contact with Mediterranean people look more Mediterranean and Finns having come into contact with Norwich peoples look more nordoc ie blonde hair etc. So basically whatever those people looked like 10,000 years ago they look every different.
Evolution is a constant thing, I mean we all came out of Africa but that doesn't mean African peoples look the same now as people living in Africa 5-10,000 years ago.

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Answer 2

nodnol32

Guru

Interesting question really. Haven't got a clue mate. One can riase a similar question about Asia as well since its an equally diverse continent if not more than Europe.

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