{"product_id":"origins-of-the-british-isbn-9781845294823","title":"Origins Of The British","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'British prehistory will never look the same again.' Professor Colin Renfrew, University of Cambridge\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStephen Oppenheimer's extraordinary scientific detective story combining genetics, linguistics, archaeology and historical record shatters the myths we have come to live by. It demonstrates that the Anglo-Saxon invasions contributed just a tiny fraction (5%) to the English gene pool. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwo-thirds of the English people reveal an unbroken line of genetic descent from south-western Europeans arriving long before the first farmers. The bulk of the remaining third arrived between 7,000 and 3,000 years ago as part of long-term north-west European trade and immigration, especially from Scandinavia - and may have brought with them the earliest forms of English language.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs for the Celts - the Irish, Scots and Welsh - history has traditionally placed their origins in Iron Age Central Europe. Oppenheimer's genetic synthesis tells a different story. There is indeed a deep divide between the English and the rest of the British. But as this book reveals the division is many thousands of years older than previously thought.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Be prepared to have all your cherished notions of English history and Britishness swept away' - Clive Gamble\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Constable \u0026 Robinson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44897029062885,"sku":"NP9781845294823","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/O_2a5abd96-66ae-4c17-9dee-c5076157f715.jpg?v=1773104361","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/origins-of-the-british-isbn-9781845294823","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}