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Default Re: Was there an Anglo-Saxon genocide?

These are pretty much Oppenheimer's main points:

"By far the majority of male gene types in the British Isles derive from Iberia (Spain and Portugal), ranging from a low of 59% in Fakenham, Norfolk to highs of 96% in Llangefni, north Wales and 93% Castlerea, Ireland. On average only 30% of gene types in England derive from north-west Europe. Even without dating the earlier waves of north-west European immigration, this invalidates the Anglo-Saxon wipeout theory..."
"...75-95% of British Isles (genetic) matches derive from Iberia... Ireland, coastal Wales, and central and west-coast Scotland are almost entirely made up from Iberian founders, while the rest of the non-English parts of the British Isles have similarly high rates. England has rather lower rates of Iberian types with marked heterogeneity, but no English sample has less than 58% of Iberian samples..."
"In Rosser's work, the closest population to the Basques is in Cornwall, followed closely by Wales, Ireland, Scotland, England, Spain, Belgium, Portugal and then northern France."

As you can see, as to what England generally is, that would be roughly half Iberian and half Scandinavian. You'll also notice the the main divisions are drawn down between East and West, not so much among particular regions or kingdoms.

I have a BIG PROBLEM, though, with relying on genetic evidence because it is a fact that your genetic makeup accounts for only 1/32 of your ethnic makeup, so to see these "scientists" so hell-bent on studying the genes rather than one's physiological structure is counterproductive to me.

I don't see why it is so hard for Oppenheimer to simply LOOK at the inhabitants of Britain and note (like any moron can) that they look nothing like Iberian people, Basques, or whoever else he claims Brits are primarily descended from.
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