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Well, technically it's a bunch of Anglo-Saxons digging up their ancestors' remains, so that's ok. In the case of indigenous Americans/Canadians/Australians it'
by the_biot 4y ago
Well, technically it's a bunch of Anglo-Saxons digging up their ancestors' remains, so that's ok.
In the case of indigenous Americans/Canadians/Australians it's also a bunch of Anglo-Saxons digging up the remains, and that rubs some people the wrong way :-)
- laputan_machine 4y agoThat's probably incorrect. Britain is a diverse place with historical cultures of Celts, Jutes, Picts, Romans, Anglo-Saxons, plus an influx of recent immigrants from various countries. Assuming that every archeologist is a descendant of Anglo-Saxon heritage is pretty funny.
- the_biot 4y agoHence the smiley.
- Veen 4y agoGenetic studies have shown that most people in England who aren't descended from recent immigrant populations have a large component of Anglo-Saxon ancestry because there's been so much mixing and internal migration over the centuries. It's true that there have been many waves of immigration, but over time they mix so most of us can claim Anglo-Saxons, Jutes, Vikings, etc somewhere in the family tree.
- OscarCunningham 4y agoThe number of ancestors is exponential in the number of generations. Anyone whose ancestors lived in Britain at the time of those cultures will be descended from all of them.