S2.01 New Light on Old Britons - Galton Institute Symposium 2019 - Nick Ashton
We’re bringing you not one but seven podcasts to enjoy over the festive break, along with some short video highlights.
At the end of October, Georgia Mills went along to the annual Galton Institute symposium, New Light on Old Britons, held at the Royal Society in London.
A stellar lineup of speakers covered the latest research into the early history of the British people. Who were these ancient Britons? Where did they come from and what were they like? What's the real story behind the romantic myths about the Celts? And what can modern genetic and archaeological techniques tell us about their lives and loves?
Discover the answers in this short series of podcasts and videos from the conference, produced by Georgia Mills and Ed Prosser for First Create The Media.
Visit the Galton Institute website to find out more about the society or follow them on Twitter @GaltonInstitute
01 - Investigating the earliest humans in Europe - Professor Nick Ashton
Nick Ashton, an archaeologist at the British Museum and honorary professor at UCL, is studying the earliest humans in Europe.
Explore the other episodes:
Professor Ian Barnes and Dr Selina Brace, ancient DNA researchers at the Natural History Museum in London, discuss how their work on ancient DNA is shedding light on the British population from the Mesolithic to the Bronze Age.
03 - The First Britons: bones and behaviour - Dr Silvia Bello
Dr Silvia Bello from the Natural History Museum in London is investigating how patterns of human behaviour have changed over the last million years.
04 - The genetic structure of the populations of the British Isles - Professor Sir Walter Bodmer
Professor Sir Walter Bodmer FRS from the Weatherall Institute, Oxford, explains what we know so far about genetic structure and origins of populations of the British Isles.
05 - The genomic history of Ireland - Dr Lara Cassidy
Dr Lara Cassidy from Trinity College Dublin talks about her work exploring the genomic history of Ireland.
06 - The 'Celts' in Britain - a romantic fiction? - Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe
The Celts are one of the most famous - and misunderstood - people who lived in ancient Britain. Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe CBE, FBA from the University of Oxford explores the myths and the reality.
07 - Genetics and history: how DNA can be used as a window onto the past - Professor Turi King
Professor Turi King from the University of Leicester reveals the secrets of the Y chromosome and how the remains of Richard III were identified.
