Two books by Bryan Sykes,
1.
The Seven Daughters of Eve
2.
Saxons, Vikings and Celts
Both are excellent books describing the genetic research using Mitochondrial DNA to determine
who is related to whom. In the first book, Bryan show how in Europe and elsewhere that
Neanderthals are not in any way our ancestors. There in particular was No "sharing" of
genes or genetic mixing going on between Cro-Magnon and Neandertal peoples.
Personally, I was thinking there may have been a latent mix. Bryan assures me this was
not the case.
I am reading the second book now. Both appear to be fascinating books.
maddog
