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   From: gansno@panix.com   
      
   In alt.history.british William Black  wrote:   
   >On 12/07/11 10:09, Surreyman wrote:   
   >> On Jul 11, 11:37 am, William Black  wrote:   
   >>> On 11/07/11 09:02, David H Singanas wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> Do you reckon the Picts arrived before the Celts ?   
   >>>   
   >>> The last thing I read about the Celts said that they're weren't an   
   >>> ethnicity but a very popular culture,  something like American culture   
   >>> is today, and there's no such thing as actual 'Celts'.   
      
   >>   
   >> Well, must admit I don't know much about the science of it.   
   >> But there's the whole linguistic thing for a start - although that   
   >> could of course be regional irrespective of 'race'.   
   >> However, there have to be genes playing around somewhere - there are   
   >> very distinctive body/facial shapes present that are regarded as Welsh   
   >> (or whatever) v. Anglo-Saxon, Norman etc.   
      
   >I think it was an article about the 'genes thing' I was reading.   
      
   >It seems there's no 'Celtic' DNA.   
      
   They wouldn't give it up without a fight eh?   
      
   :-)   
      
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