Anglo- Saxon Britain 'had apartheid society'
interesting bit of research building on recent DNA studies suggests a model to explain how an elite Anglo Saxon invasion has managed to make such a big impact on English DNA.
The idea is that only 200,000 or so Saxons invaded but because of priviledged position giving a higher birth rate they managed a 50% penetration of the DNA of the English.
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Britain 'had apartheid society'
The full article can be found here
Key word = Archaeology
The idea is that only 200,000 or so Saxons invaded but because of priviledged position giving a higher birth rate they managed a 50% penetration of the DNA of the English.
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Britain 'had apartheid society'
The full article can be found here
Key word = Archaeology
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