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From: David Faux <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] "Blood of the Vikings" on Discovery's Science Channel Nov 5
Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2005 07:16:57 -0800 (PST)
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Ann:

The "Blood of the Vikings" project began with Jim Wilson's discovery of the Norse ancestry of Orkney and his subsequent study published in the PNAS in 2001. David Goldstein was the original driving force, and many familiar names have been associated with this work. There is a companion book of the same name written by Julian Richards which is largely from an archaeological perspective. Most to the genetic references are to Jim's work. The Capelli study of Britain then flowed from the same root. Jim got a lot of press time with this and it kick started his career and ultimately Ethnoancestry. He and I were talking recently about how we would never have met and formed EA had our respective maternal uncles (thus grandfathers) not been of R1a Viking stock from Orkney and Shetland. This is what launched both of us on the path that would result in our meeting.

David Faux.

wrote:
This is the same title as the BBC series from a couple of years ago, and it
may be a first-time showing in the US. It's scheduled for 6:00pm Eastern,
3:00pm Pacific. Unfortunately, I don't get the Science Channel -- it's in the
digital lineup of our cable company, though.

If you've never visited the BBC website for this program, it's worth a look:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/programmes/bloodofthevikings/


Ann Turner

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