Comments by "Iain Mc" (@iainmc9859) on "Spanish DNA: What is the Genetic History of Spain?" video.

  1. Remember that a lot of people can't tell the difference between genetics, religion and nationality; that's a minefield you don't want to enter ... same goes with Judaism or Christianity for that matter. You did put it in context but you really have to repeatedly emphasise the difference ... there's no religious gene ! Although R1bs seem to be the quintessential western Celtic gene I'm actually with Barry Cunliffe on his Atlantic Realm hypothesis. I'm quite open to be corrected but there seems to be a north of the Alps flow towards Britain but also a flow from North Africa early on up the Atlantic coast and into Britain, this neatly explains the North Africa/Western Iberian genetic overlap, that was genetically subsumed in Britain by Beaker People immigration. As somebody else pointed out North Africa was part of the Phoenician/Carthaginian Empire for centuries as well, who were more than willing to sail beyond the 'Pillars of Hercules' to trade for tin. Question - is there a link between North African/Western Iberian and Neolithic British DNA ?
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