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Friday, October 10, 2003

A new book claims the first inhabitants of Britain are related to the Basques, the Irish and Scots Gaelic, a tribe in Siberia and the first Americans.

In "Y - The Descent Of Man," Welsh geneticist Steve Jones links Welsh ancestors to Siberia. Jones studied the Y-chromosome, which is passed from father to son, and found a clear relation.

Jones also says the original Welsh were the victims of ethnic cleansing. Unlike the Basques, who kept their indigenous language, the Welsh adopted a new language.

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Are we the progeny of stone age Siberians? (The North Wales News 10/10)

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