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From: "Dora Smith" <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] Sykes/Oppenheimer
Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2007 19:55:27 -0500
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LOL, I think Sykes and Oppenheimer are about it - in books! I don't
remember offhand if they're both connected to Oxford or one is at Cambridge.
These two aristocratic English universities share a common orientation.
Sykes is actually trying to entertain the public adn raise money for pet
projects, and Oppenheimer often appears to be purposely outrageous or
provocative, which is a feature of British media and university culture.

Never mind if people with Scandinavian genetic markers really came to
England in the stone age instead of with teh Saxons and Vikings - saying
they did sure inspires discussion, and gets one invited to alot of upper
crust drawing rooms, even presented to the Queen!

And if you think this is bad, look up the theory of "transpermia"! This
is the notion that life on this planet was brought here on meteorites from
outer space. It's leading proponent is an Indian professor at a leading
Welsh university. He's photographed everywhere with that polite grin on
his face. He's a feature in all the best circles.

There are about a dozen broader books, like the SEven Daughters of Eve.

Last year I could afford it, so I bought an entire drawer full of books.
Also on genetic genealogy.

I suppose it's too bad I don't want to sell them on ebay - I could make a
killing!

In answer to someone else's question, there's nothing wrong with reading
Oppenheimer's book. To get a broad picture one really has to do alot of
reading, but one has to start somewhere. All of the popular books on
genetic population history seem to make broad generalizations insufficiently
supported with details. They aren't actually intended for a scientific
audience.

Yours,
Dora Smith
Austin, TX

----- Original Message -----
From: "marianne dillow" <>
To: "Ken Nordtvedt" <>; <>
Sent: Monday, October 01, 2007 11:41 AM
Subject: Re: [DNA] Sykes/Oppenheimer


> Hi Ken,
> Since there is a lot of different opinions on Sykes and Oppenheimers
> books is there a better book to read on the British Isles ?
>
> Marianne Dillow
>


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