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Re:‘Stunning’ Anglo-Saxon burial site found along HS2 route by laputan_machine on Thursday June 16, 2022 @10:40AM (#31766605)
That's probably incorrect. Britain is a diverse place with historical cultures of Celts, Jutes, Picts, Romans, Anglo-Saxons, plus an influx of recent immigrants from various countries.

Assuming that every archeologist is a descendant of Anglo-Saxon heritage is pretty funny.

Re:‘Stunning’ Anglo-Saxon burial site found along HS2 route by Veen on Thursday June 16, 2022 @11:03AM (#31766871)
Genetic studies have shown that most people in England who aren't descended from recent immigrant populations have a large component of Anglo-Saxon ancestry because there's been so much mixing and internal migration over the centuries.

It's true that there have been many waves of immigration, but over time they mix so most of us can claim Anglo-Saxons, Jutes, Vikings, etc somewhere in the family tree.

Re:‘Stunning’ Anglo-Saxon burial site found along HS2 route by OscarCunningham on Thursday June 16, 2022 @11:12AM (#31766983)
The number of ancestors is exponential in the number of generations. Anyone whose ancestors lived in Britain at the time of those cultures will be descended from all of them.
Re:‘Stunning’ Anglo-Saxon burial site found along HS2 route by the_biot on Thursday June 16, 2022 @10:48AM (#31766689)
Hence the smiley.