19.05.03 - DNA unveils origins of farming in Britain

from Naked Scientists Special Editions, iTunesU · host Dr Chris Smith, The Naked Scientists

Before Britain was a nation of shopkeepers we were a nation of farmers; before that, the population were a bunch of hunter gatherers. But farming didn't catch on here until 1000 years after it had in Europe. Why was always a mystery, but now DNA technology is shedding new light on how this could have happened. Ben McAllister has been looking into the story...

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