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In reply to the discussion: holy cow. i sent a message to my nearest dna match. she is adopted. [View all]csziggy
(34,189 posts)38. Thank you for that detailed discussion!
African DNA in Britain is not just from human origins but from later periods. There are indications of Africans brought by the Romans, and later brought by people returning from the Crusades. During the "Age of Discovery" explorers brought inhabitants from every place they visited. And where ever the people came from, they often found someone to have children with.
Germany was a crossroads, while the British Isles was something of a dumping ground. Even the Scandinavians and Vikings have been shown to have a mix of peoples.
That is what is laughable about the "Master Race" concept or that of "white purity" - everyone has always mixed with everyone and will do in the future!
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holy cow. i sent a message to my nearest dna match. she is adopted. [View all]
ihas2stinkyfeet
Oct 2020
OP
A friend of mine that has since passed away did the DNA test. He discovered he fathered a
doc03
Oct 2020
#8
also had a nice chat w a second cousin who still lives in offaly county.
ihas2stinkyfeet
Oct 2020
#14
Learning the history and stories of my ancestors was what got me hooked on geneaology
csziggy
Oct 2020
#40
Yes, I agree. The only reason I'd like to know where I cam from is to understand
csziggy
Oct 2020
#48
yeah. different goals. you want to narrow it down, and i want to expand.
ihas2stinkyfeet
Oct 2020
#22