. . . "From what I understand most genetic analyses of Europe start with an assumption that the Basque are an accurate representation of the Paleolithic population, which probably isn???t true. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/2010/02/the-basques-may-not-be-who-we-think-they-are/ ) Maniraptor Language Log is always the best place to look for this kind of thing. (And for what it???s worth, Pullum is" .