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Teeth tell the tale: Brits repelled Saxons
London (UPI) March 17, 2004 British scientists have proof Anglo-Saxons did not -- as most history books claim -- overrun native Britons 1,500 years ago. Analysis of teeth from 24 corpses found in eastern England show the area absorbed few continental invaders, said Paul Budd of the University of Durham. Budd, whose work is described in the journal Antiquity, conducted oxygen analysis of the teeth from an Anglo-Saxon cemetery at West Heslerton, North Yorkshire, that spans A.D. 400-600, the BBC reported Wednesday. Isotopes of oxygen in local drinking water vary across Europe and locally within the British Isles. The differences are regionally distinctive and get in people's teeth before they are 12 years of age. Thus, teeth can be used to assess a person's geographical origin. Of the 24 individuals sampled, only one individual was found to have been from continental Europe. The results support other research indicating the introduction of Anglo-Saxon culture and language into Britain did not occur through large-scale replacement of native populations by invading tribes. All rights reserved. Copyright 2004 by United Press International. Sections of the information displayed on this page (dispatches, photographs, logos) are protected by intellectual property rights owned by United Press International. As a consequence, you may not copy, reproduce, modify, transmit, publish, display or in any way commercially exploit any of the content of this section without the prior written consent of by United Press International. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express Dirt, rocks and all the stuff we stand on firmly
Magnetic Reconnection Region Larger Than 2.5 Million Km Found In The Solar Wind
Paris (ESA) Jan 12, 2006Using the ESA Cluster spacecraft and the NASA Wind and ACE satellites, a team of American and European scientists have discovered the largest jets of particles created between the Earth and the Sun by magnetic reconnection. This result makes the cover of this week's issue of Nature. |
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