[blam]

See the info in post #49.

Boreas, I was suprised to find that my mtDNA is haplpgroup 'V' as are 52% of the Skolt Sa'ami of northern Finand. (Reindeer herders) But, so are Benjamin Franklin and Bono(U2) so..I'm cool.

My dad's mother, Mrs Smith, is related to 9,000 Year Old Cheddar Man haplogroup U5a (Ancient DNA), another haplogroup popular with the Sa'ami. Haplogroup U5a is very old.

[Boreas]

Boreas, I was suprised to find that my mtDNA is haplpgroup 'V'

Yes, I noticed that in some of your posts, and I've kept an eye out for more examples, but you are indeed cool. Perhaps your people moved further north during a warming, or maybe they were trapped there for a while, etc. If I find something I'll let you know.

My dad's mother, Mrs Smith, is related to...

My paternal side is from Somerset, not far from Cheddar, so I was half expecting U5a, but it came back Anglo-Saxon or Viking. Next I'll be doing my father's mother's side. They came from Devon.

This whole field is really progressing quickly, so I think that in a few years (with all the new markers being found) a lot more refinement will be possible.