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| Antlers and bones were used as tools by the first people to inhabit the area we now know as Britain. Pictured above is a plough horn used in Cucuteni agriculture.(Photo by Cristian Chirita) |
Genetic evidence reveals that most British men are not descended from immigrant farmers contrary to previous research.
Instead, scientists from the Universities of Oxford and Edinburgh say that most European men can trace their lineage to people - most likely hunter-gatherers - who had settled in Europe long before that time.
The latest study, based on the most common genetic lineage in European males, aims to correct an analysis of genetic data, published last year.
It had reported that most British men came from people who migrated west around 5,000-10,000 years ago with the spread of agriculture, from the Near East.
