1
Original Settlers of British Isles (Before 5000 BC): Genetic & archaeological evidence shows that the British Isles were originally settled before the Proto-Indo-European revolution, by settlers from northern Iberia (Spain), including the Basque & other nearby/related peoples. Celt culture & language would arrive later to the British Isles from the mainland, around 800-400 BC. Although Celt culture & language would dominate the islands, there was very little change in the population from a genetics standpoint. The original "Iberian" genetic composition is therefore preserved in modern Irish & Scots, & English to a lesser extent, as the English would be more exposed to Scandinavian & Germanic(celtic) invaders in post-Roman times
Bookmarks