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ORIGINS OF THE ICELANDERS

ORIGINS OF THE ICELANDERS

September 10, 2018 → 9:00 pm ─ 10:00 pm

| £3 – £5

Eoin F. Scott Memorial Lecture

Icelanders are genetic cousins to Orcadians, both originating by hybridisation between Norse and Celtic settlers. Prof. Agnar Helgason of DeCode Genetics, Reykjavik describes his studies into Icelandic origins using both ancient and modern DNA.

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