The origins of the British : a genetic detective story /

Finally, Oppenheimer puts new detail on the genetic legacy of the Viking invasions. He reveals that Orkney and Shetland, far from being victims, had been part of the Scandinavian world long before the Viking onslaught and, through the evidence of their genes, participated actively in raids on Ireland and the colonization of Iceland.The mtDNA and Y-chromosome genetic data has rapidly piled up about the British people. Synthesising the genetic evidence with linguistics, archaeology and history, this work aims to break the findings about the origins of the British people. The first scoop is that the roots of English identity lie over 6000 years ago, not with the Anglo-Saxons.Includes bibliographical references and index.Finally, Oppenheimer puts new detail on the genetic legacy of the Viking invasions. He reveals that Orkney and Shetland, far from being victims, had been part of the Scandinavian world long before the Viking onslaught and, through the evidence of their genes, participated actively in raids on Ireland and the colonization of Iceland.The mtDNA and Y-chromosome genetic data has rapidly piled up about the British people. Synthesising the genetic evidence with linguistics, archaeology and history, this work aims to break the findings about the origins of the British people. The first scoop is that the roots of English identity lie over 6000 years ago, not with the Anglo-Saxons.Hollevoet, Yan