Has anyone seen my old friend Marius?

[Skullzgrinda]

Can you tell me where he's gone?

Perhaps:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldne ... diers.html

A lot of Indo-Aryan-Turko-Goth types wandering around the steppes at times too. Still, interesting.

I have often wondered why DNA testing was not used more often in contemporary archaeological and historical studies.

[dave_r]

Crumbs, it has been at least a couple of months since this was last dredged up....

[Skullzgrinda]

Oh, I missed it. Got the Persian bones in Egypt thing about 5 times though.

[philqw78]

You forget, like me, Dave has no life. And obviously you now!

[nikgaukroger]

Can you tell me where he's gone?

Perhaps:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldne ... diers.html

A lot of Indo-Aryan-Turko-Goth types wandering around the steppes at times too. Still, interesting.

This idea was first advanced in the 1950's and seems to crop up about every 6 months (at least on wargames sites). It isn't new and it is discredited.

I have often wondered why DNA testing was not used more often in contemporary archaeological and historical studies.

It is quite widely used, however, it doesn't actually answer many questions.

[gozerius]

Is this like the theory that Polynesians are descended from Greeks who got lost on their way back from India?

[dave_r]

Is this like the theory that Polynesians are descended from Greeks who got lost on their way back from India?

Possibly. There is some crazy rumour that Australians are descended from English prisoners!

10 minutes to go!!!

[philqw78]

Possibly. There is some crazy rumour that Australians are descended from English prisoners!

10 minutes to go!!!

No. They are descended from English criminals. If it was English prisoners they could be any nationality.

[gozerius]

A 19th century version of extraordinary rendition?

[Jilu]

i remember a list in the WRG 6th and 7th edition where they appeared in a chinese army