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005			20200616132622.0
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020			_a9780500295434 (paperback)
020			_a0500295433 (paperback)
035			_a(OCoLC)1126254085
092			_a942.01 _bM269
049			_aNFGA
100	1		_aManco, Jean, _eauthor.
245	1	4	_aThe origins of the Anglo-Saxons : _bdecoding the ancestry of the English / _cJean Manco.
264		1	_aLondon : _bThames & Hudson, _c2019.
264		4	_c©2018.
300			_a240 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : _billustrations (some colour), maps ; _c20 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
336			_astill image _bsti _2rdacontent
336			_acartographic image _bcri _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
500			_aOriginally published: 2018.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 215-229) and index.
520			_aWho are the English? Their language and culture have had an impact on the modern world out of all proportion to the size of their homeland. But what do we really understand about their ancestry? Traditionally they have been seen as the descendants of those Germanic peoples who poured into Britain after the Roman legions departed, today known as the Anglo-Saxons. Alternative interpretations have questioned this picture, or suggested complications. At last, the astonishing progress made in extracting and analyzing ancient DNA means that theories can be tested empirically, shedding new light on the movement and migrations of peoples in the past. Skilfully and accessibly blending together results from this cutting-edge DNA technology with new research from archeology and linguistics, Jean Manco reveals a long and adventurous journey before a word of English was spoken. Going beyond a narrow focus on the Anglo-Saxon period, she probes into the deep origins of the Germani and their kin, and extends the story to the language of Shakespeare, taken to the first British colony in America. The result is an exciting new history of the English people, and a ground-breaking analysis of their development.
650		0	_aAnglo-Saxons _xHistory.
650		0	_aCivilization, Anglo-Saxon. _9217248
650		0	_aEnglish _xOrigin.
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