Yes, I was almost screaming at my TV when they described some of the things about the Samartians because I was so moved that this might have a connection to the red-haired mummies and many of the other things that draw a much larger picture.
Another of the intense moments was when they were discussing the Illiad. In the Illiad, the Amazons are mentioned as being at Troy. Achilles fought the head Amazon and killed her, but as she lay dying and he removed her helmet, he fell madly and tragically in love with her. But after relating this story, they pretty much dismissed that the Illiad had any historical value and moved on.
However, we know that the Illiad was not all fiction! The Illiad was based on a very old tale, and the Amazons were part of the story. Throughout many of the ancient accounts, this race of nomadic people is mentioned in different contexts. It is possible that the same people who went to the Steppes went to the British Isles and, who knows, maybe America. There certainly seems to be alot to tie these groups together culturally and genetically and throughout an impressive span of thousands of years of practicing their primeval religion and lifestyle.
I wish the bunch of us had been together and watched that documentary together. Now THAT would have been even more fun!
I still haven't "recovered" from it.
As you said, burrian, the implications for a much wider picture is sure there! One that Blam introduced many of us to.