Urheimat Mismatch Index

Updated: 2026.01.10 19D ago 1 sources
Create a standardized 'Urheimat Mismatch Index' (UMI) that quantifies how far a present‑day population’s genetic profile projects from its current location after Procrustes alignment to a continental genetic–geographic surface. The index would decompose displacement into likely contributions (recent admixture, drift/isolation, sample bias) and require a published robustness map before any historical or political interpretation is attached. — A public UMI would let policymakers, journalists and courts distinguish robust population‑genetic signals from overstated origin or migration claims, reducing misuse of genetics in identity politics and legal cases.

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Finding a nation’s “Urheimat” with population-genetic tools
Davide Piffer 2026.01.10 100% relevant
Piffer’s article implements Procrustes superimposition and measures line‑segment residuals between predicted (genetic) and actual (geographic) positions; those residuals are exactly the raw ingredient for a UMI.
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