Talk:Cheddar Man

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U5a is most common in Finland and areas near Finland (not France or Spain). High frequencies are found in Finland, Estonia, Russia (european side), Sweden and especially in Norway. Ancestors of the Cheddar man most likely came from Fennoscandian peninsula or area next to it. Mtdna in european populations:

http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/AJHG/journal/issues/v68n3/002146/002146.tb3.html

On another topic, the article says "the cannibalism practiced in the area". I think that should be rephrased to make it clear that the cannibalism was practiced in the area at the time of cheddar man.

I changed that sentence. Let me know if it's not clear enough. -BlackTerror 14:12, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Middle eastern origins

"...may have originated in West Asia"

"...lends extreme credence to the theory that modern-day Britons are not all descended from Middle-Eastern migratory farmers"

These two phrases contradict each other. Grant | Talk 10:33, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

Not when considering that the beginning of agriculture is considered to be much later, and came from the middle-east in another, much later, wave. It's just saying that they are not the "migratory farmers" of that later wave. Nagelfar (talk) 05:21, 10 January 2008 (UTC)