‘DNA and the Middle Ages: Genetics, History and Archaeology’
The Beehive, Newcastle
University
22 October 2004
Organiser: Dr Scott Ashley, School of Historical Studies
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Martin Evison (Dept of Forensic Pathology, University of Sheffield)
Title: ‘Biology and British Origins: A Historical Perspective’
Abstract: The use of biological evidence in the investigation of origins of the people of the British Isles has a 150-year history. Interpretations of the evidence have been heavily influenced by received wisdom--traditional or folkloric--and wider socio-political issues. Whilst scientific studies have become increasingly advanced, and have at least achieved a conceptual separation of biology and culture in most peoples minds, they still rely on a traditional archaeological-historical framework within which to develop and test hypotheses.
