Re: North Africans on Hadrian's Wall

From: Dave Eadsforth (dave_at_magnum.demon.co.uk)
Date: 06/14/04 

Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 08:09:12 +0100

In article <mF5zc.25590$Yd3.19484@newsread3.news.atl.earthlink.net>, Bob
Keeter <rkeeter@earthlink.net> writes
>A while back there was a rather heated discussion about the movements of
>human genetic material, specifically under the influence of the first
>cosmopolitans, i.e. the Greeks, Carthagians and Romans.
>
>Found this little article while reading through my email.
>
>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/06/11/nswall11.xml
>
>to quote a short passage. . .
>
>"Families who have lived in the English-Scottish Borders for generations
>could be descended from African soldiers who patrolled Hadrian's Wall nearly
>2,000 years ago."

I believe Scythian archers had been identified as a more sure candidate.
>
>Looking at the genetic "lines" in Europe while ignoring the documented
>historical movement of peoples is just asking for trouble.
>
>Regards
>bk
>
>
Cheers,

Dave 

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Dave Eadsforth