DNA Traces Roots Back To Stone Age

Independent (UK) ^ | 3-24-2002 | Paul Lashmar

[Pharmboy]

Well, yes, some of the stuff is both overblown and rigged. That is, when an agenda is part of the search (as with some anthroplogists who MUST show a recent "out of Africa" scenario). And, there is a reasonable limit to how far one can look back with accuracy. But, if the Celts and the old Hebrews separated about 2500 years ago, there would be footprints in the DNA that would be reasonably reliable.

As far as I'm conscerned, stranger things have happened; personally, I would be delighted (I am of Hebrew ancestry and an Irishophile!

[Redcloak]

Genetic fingerprinting... does not identify individual ancestors.

Wheeew... They had me worried there for a minute. Who knows how many outstanding warrants for my ancestors could be floating around out there!

[LostTribe]

>personally, I would be delighted...

As someone with a strong technical and scientific background I could also be convinced (one way or the other), or at least influenced by good solid non-agenda driven genetic evidence. Problem is, any organization funding such a genetic study has, by definition, an agenda, or it would not allocate the funds. I have been too close to "scientific research" data in the past to not be very cautious.

Since such evidence is not at hand, a historical approach has to be taken. I am fascinated by the population data, which appears sound. That a population that large should be "assimilated" into neighboring tribes seem more like an excuse for not knowing precisely what happened than a historical fact. That the previously unknown Celts should suddenly burst onto the scene and appear in history en masse, at the same time and same place that the Northern Israelites disappear is just too coincidenal.

[TRUTHFULTOTHECORE]

Listen everyone. The English are of Semitic blood. 10,000 year old semitic blood. Bryan Sykes found Jasmine's mtdna in many British. BUt its 10,000 years old not just around 2500 years old as it would be if the British directly descended from the Lost Tribes of Israel.

[SunkenCiv]

Note: this topic is from 03/25/2002. Thanks blam.