Ok, so I've just finished a quick scan through both the new DNA study @DrDonnaYates mentioned yesterday, along w/ its supplementary info >
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One final thing: this is the map of continental DNA they compared GB DNA to....notice any gaps?! *Anglo*-Saxons ;)pic.twitter.com/NBwTiMlaZ5
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@caitlinrgreen@DrSueOosthuizen Still wondering where the Irish are... Surely lots of Irish DNA in Liverpool, Kilburn? -
@richmondie@DrSueOosthuizen Well, that's another methodological issue! No data from Rep of Ireland to compare to GB! Def lots of Irish by > -
@richmondie@DrSueOosthuizen > mid-19thC in GB + late/post-Roman links to Wales etc... Like lack of comparative data from Angeln, worrying!
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@caitlinrgreen Well said, Cate -
@DrSueOosthuizen Thanks, Sue. It's not a bad paper, it's just got same old issues, it seems to me, & isn't as revolutionary as claimed :( -
@caitlinrgreen Just heard Prof Donnelly interviewed on BBC R4 Inside Science: excellent interview. Hear it again on http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b055jpnq … > -
@caitlinrgreen <he says fundamentally British DNA is v similar - colours on map highlight nuances rather than significant changes; and< -
@caitlinrgreen The 'AS' pop was mostly RB in origin, with an admixture of Germanic; emphasised that language reflects culture not ethnicity. -
@DrSueOosthuizen Thanks Sue, will have a listen later! All sounds good & paper def supports AS immigrants as minority, reducing contrib to > -
@DrSueOosthuizen > Modern DNA down to c20% (or less), which is interesting, tho have seen similar figures before from other studies. Are > -
@DrSueOosthuizen > still issues tho' w/ this & other DNA studies... Also, did he talk about date of admixture/signif intermarrying, as > - 11 more replies
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@caitlinrgreen Great stuff! Why do these projects never include someone w/ expertise in the historical/theoretical context? You,for example! -
@SurreyMedieval Lol! Thanks! :) It's very odd---there are obvious "oh, reeeeallly?" moments in the paper :-/ And no refs to key works...! -
@caitlinrgreen I've only read the press reporting of it so far, perhaps I'll try and make some time this weekend to tackle the real thing... -
@SurreyMedieval Worth a look, I think, if only because it offers support for a lower level of immigration than some studies & for the > -
@SurreyMedieval > 'apartheid' model... though that is a whole other debate right there!
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@caitlinrgreen had a feeling this would fire you up :) great stuff -
@CatherineEsse thanks! :)
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