Beauty of Korean Culture

 
Branch of the Altaic family:
Korean

Koreans are believed to be descendents of Altaic or proto-Altaic-speaking tribes, linking them with Mongolians, Tungusics, Turkics, and other Central Asians. Archaeological evidence suggest proto-Koreans were Altaic-language-speaking migrants from south-central Siberia, who populated ancient Korea in successive waves from the neolithic age to the Bronze Age.

Recent advances in the study of polymorphisms in the human Y-chromosome have produced evidence to suggest that the Korean people have a very long history as a distinct, mostly endogamous ethnic group, as male Koreans display a high frequency of Y-chromosomes belonging to Haplogroup O2b that are more or less specific to Korean populations.
Most Koreans and part-Koreans still display phenotypes suggesting Altaic origins.These features include higher cheekbones, and the Mongolian spot, a genetic predisposition for a bluish birthmark on the lower body which remains until early childhood; however, the Mongolian spot is also extremely common among non-Altaic people of Chinese, African, Native American, or East Indian ancestry.

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To learn more:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koreans
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_l...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Korea